Jaroslav is a handsome and seemingly good-natured son, father and decent husband. But, in fact, he is pathologically jealous of his wife Blanka and very much afraid that she will leave him one day with their three children. Jaroslav and his family do not hesitate to employ violence, deceit and terror against others, which ultimately […]
Jarmila’s life changes significantly in quite a senior age when she and her husband move from Prague to countryside to spend the rest of their lives there. But her husband Václav gets cancer and dies soon, and Jarmila must take things to her own hands. The impulse to change her previous, quite passive life attitude, […]
Story of the talented Russian poet, Anna Barkova (1906-1976), who spent twenty-two years of her life in the Gulags. She survived thanks to her poems, thanks to hope and her passionate love for a woman named Valentina.
A story about young dancers from a small town whose friendships, loves, dreams of fame and views of the world become more complicated when a good-natured railway-station worker, Hugo, enters their lives. A riveting dance film for young audiences about dreams, ambitions and the importance of family and friendship.
A fairy-tale, featuring the landlady Margaret, the devil Boniface, the bribeable councillors Fake and Chatterbox, and the lazy tailor greasy. In Hell, the devils have a quill that records human sins in the Book of Sins and the devils go and drag the sinners down to Hell. But, one day when Boniface goes to Earth, […]
Ľudovít lost his son to a ruthless neo-Nazi attack. But, due to a failure of the Slovak judicial system, the attackers are soon released and Ľudovít is faced with an absurd instance of injustice. He struggles with the impassive police force, the opportunistic judge, but also with the fact that he was never really close […]
Knight Bořek is searching for his missing son. Enthralled by stories of the children´s crusades, little Jan has run away from home. Bořek’s crusade is a journey into his own subconscious, where he is forced to confront his greatest fear.
Nina is 12. Her parents are getting a divorce and her world is falling apart before her eyes. Her mum and dad say they are only doing what is best for her but, in fact, they act as though they only cared about themselves. Nina doesn’t understand them. She feels abandoned and deceived – it’s […]
This documentary jam session loosely inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme talks, in crazy situations, about three artists of the life, dying and death: Laco Deczi – trumpet, Jan Jankeje – double bass, Ľubomír Tamaškovič – saxophone. They do not do anything, they are simply trying to survive.