©2022 | CZ – SK – GB | 78 min. | documentary | creative documentary

Pongo Calling

Director
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Producer
Radim Procházka, Barbara Janišová Feglová
Story
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Screenplay
Tomáš Kratochvíl
DoP
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Editor
Marek Bihuň
Music
Jonatan Pastirčák (Pjoni)
Sound
Michal Horváth
Synopsis

Štefan Pongo is a Roma lorry driver. Fifteen years ago he emigrated with his family from the Czech Republic to the UK to protect them from racial discrimination. The children have graduated from universities and the family is doing well. Mission completed. But the echoes of hate carry over from the old country. When the Czech president claims that the Roma are work-shy, angry Štefan issues an appeal asking for photos of Roma working. Thousands are sent and Štefan becomes a well-known media figure. He produces vlogs, organizes demonstrations and humanitarian aid. He establishes a voluntary agency and fights an online battle with the ´haters´. All that comes at the cost of lost time with the family. Štefan´s spirited wife, Iveta, has had enough. Will it be possible to institute some form of harmony in the life of the most famous Roma lorry driver?

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Director
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Producer
Radim Procházka, Barbara Janišová Feglová
Story
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Screenplay
Tomáš Kratochvíl
DoP
Tomáš Kratochvíl
Editor
Marek Bihuň
Music
Jonatan Pastirčák (Pjoni)
Sound
Michal Horváth
Cast
Dávid Pongo, Marek Pongo, Ivetka Pongová, Iveta Pongová, Štefan Pongo
Production
Produkce Radim Procházka (CZ)
Co-production
HITCHHIKER Cinema (SK), Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (SK), Česká televize (CZ), bak (GB)
Budget
322 000 €
Support
Státní fond kinematografie, Audiovizuálny fond, Fond na podporu národnostných menšín
Co-production forums
East Doc Market 2020
World premiere
Sheffield DocFest 2022, GB
Release
SK: 11/2022, Film Expanded
Previous title
Pongo Story
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