Perla

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Perla

2025

1h 48m

7.0(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

In the 1980s, a single mother who fled communist Czechoslovakia has to return to her homeland in order to pay an old debt. The risky trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Rebeka Poláková

Rebeka Poláková

Perla

Simon Schwarz

Simon Schwarz

Josef

Carmen Diego

Julia

Noël Czuczor

Noël Czuczor

Andrej

Hilde Dalik

Hilde Dalik

Claudia

Ingrid Timková

Ingrid Timková

Kovácová

Ivan Romančík

Ivan Romančík

Julius

Zuzana Konečná

Zuzana Konečná

Lenka

František Beleš

František Beleš

Vojtech

Ivan Šandor

Ivan Šandor

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Creative team

Directed by: Alexandra Makarová
Written by: Alexandra Makarová
Produced by: Sabine Gruber
Arash T. Riahi

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