Burning Secret (1988)

To capture the mother's heart, take the child's hand.

While recuperating in a sanatorium in the mountains, a young boy becomes very close friends with an older baron. But the baron is only using the boy to get to know his mother, the wife of an older diplomat. When the boy realises the baron’s intentions, he becomes jealous, moody and depressed.

Cast (10)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

D

David Eberts

Edmund

Faye Dunaway

Sonya

Klaus Maria Brandauer

Baron

Ian Richardson

Edmund's Father

John Nettleton

Doctor Weiss

M

Martin Obernigg

Concierge

V

Václav Štekl

Assistant Concierge

V

Vladimír Pospíšil

Hotel Manager

K

Karel Karas

Doorman

Ivo Niederle

Sanatorium Manager

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