©2025 | SK | 68 min. | documentary | biography

Alenka and the Miracle from a Foreign Land

Director
Daniel Dluhý
Producer
Lukáš Marhefka
Screenplay
Daniel Dluhý, Lukáš Marhefka
DoP
Juraj Mravec ml.
Editor
Dominik Jursa
Music
Ester Wiesnerová
Sound
Samuel Škubla
With
Alena Horváthová, Michael Jagdmann
Synopsis

From a shack to a children’s home, through a special school, a women’s shelter, a refuge, to a dream life. The true story of a young Roma girl, Alenka, who did not give up and managed to defy the fate of thousands of Roma children in Slovakia. What kind of life does Alenka live after leaving for Germany, and what kind of life does her sister live in a Roma settlement in Slovakia? Two blood sisters and the difference in their opportunities are the answer to many questions, especially the need for a stable point in a person’s life. Is the environment that shapes us really that important? In difficult situations, Alenka was supported by Michael, who is now retired…

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