The story of three families set in the era of the major social changes brought about by the collapse of communism and the creation of democratic Czechoslovakia. Their fates are linked by Havel’s amnesty and the events in Leopoldov prison. The idea of the amnesty was to underline that the previous system of justice was […]
Igor discovers records of testimonies of the psychiatric patient, Walter Fischer, who mysteriously disappeared seventy years ago in the Tribeč Mountain Range. Igor pursues his investigations and is astonished to find that Fischer’s case is not unique – references to mysterious disappearances of people in this mountain range go back a long way in history. […]
Fourteen-year-old Darek lives with his father and younger sister in a small village on the Czech side of the Czech-German-Polish border. After his mother, with whom he had a very gentle relationship, dies, his life changes. His father loses his job and becomes addicted to booze. That is why the plan of his father’s old […]
The central theme of the film is not only to show stories that are linked to the casino, gambling, poker players, but also stories of the outside world – gaming as a lifestyle sensation from birth. Gaming in all its forms. Playing in the casino area is a game in itself. It is the essence […]
Irina is a single mother, a Ukrainian living in a small Czech town. One night, her teenage son Igor claims that he was assaulted by three young Roma. Irina demands justice and is met with great solidarity by her new society. Until she spots inconsistencies in her son’s account.
This is the first film about the well-regarded figure in Czechoslovak and Slovak history – Alexander Dubček – the leader of many important social changes during the 1960s. Suddenly, on 21 August 1968, the armies of five countries of the Warsaw Pact invaded Czechoslovakia and buried the process of democratisation for good.
Barbora and Tom spend the holidays at their grandparents’ home under the Dragon Rock. A small two-headed dragon helps out at the grandfather’s smithy. One day Barbora and Tom decide to sleep over in the dragon’s cave, where they find an old map. The dragon starts to tell them the story of a forgotten fairyland.
Matúš is a talented musician who gave up his successfully developing career when his adoptive mother fell ill. After her death, he’s living with his stepbrother Dávid and together they go through life, each in their own way. While Dávid accepts whatever life brings to him, Matúš feels frustrated by his failed ambitions. On his […]
It is 1937 and a young pregnant doctor Helena arrives with her husband, the director of the factory, in Svit. They want to build a utopian world in the developing Baťa-type town. However, the discovery of a dead body of a newborn baby shatters her ideas about her dream future. Her innate empathy, which is […]