Pasáček z doliny

Pasáček z doliny (English: The Little Shepherd Boy from the Valley) is a 1984 Czechoslovak film. The film starred Vlastimil Drbal and Josef Kemr. It was based on a novel by Ladislav Fuks.

Cast

 * Vlastimil Drbal as The Little Shepherd
 * Josef Kemr as the grandfather
 * Libuše Geprtová as the mother
 * Radka Fidlerová as publican's wife
 * Bronislav Poloczek as Gamekeeper
 * Jiří Schmitzer as Králík
 * Vlastimil Zavřel as Lojzek
 * Jiří Štěpnička as Blondýn
 * Ilja Prachař as Mayor
 * Václav Sloup as Publican

Plot
The film is set in 1947 Beskydy. It follows a 10-year-old boy who regularly shepherds cows next to a destroyed German tank. He grandfather usually looks after him because the boy doesn't have a father and mother has to work. One evening, he meets two mysterious persons. He thinks it is a king of slapsticks with his scribe. They are in fact members of Ukrainian Insurgent Army who plan to plunder the village.

Reception
The film has won an award in Bánská Bystrica for artistic execution.