Requiem for a Maiden
Feb 06 1992
•2h 39m
•Drama
A fourteen-year-old girl isplaced in an institution for mentally ill instead of a foster-home due to an official mistake. Here she gets a most cruel treatment which is governed by high-handedness of the spineless and perverse nurses. The girl attempts a desperate escape.
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Anna Geislerová
Marika
Barbora Hrzánová
Johanka
Soňa Valentová
Volfová
Eva Holubová
Krocová
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