A screen adaptation of the drama The Shepherd's Wife by Ivan Stodola, capturing the hard life of Slovak emigrants in the era of political and social oppression before WWI. Young shepherd Ondrej Muranica flees the tyranny of Hungarian landowners to America. But a mining accident destroys his dreams and hopes of a better and fairer life. Ondrej suffers from amnesia and back home, he's pronounced dead. When he returns to his homeland years later, he learns that his wife has married his best friend.

DVD-R is in Slovak with switchable English subtitles.  Approx. 85 mins.  See film sample for film quality! 

REGION FREE  (will play in any DVD player)