In this film, based on a successful Czech TV series, Doc Martin solves personal mysteries and detective plots. Over the course of a single day, he has to look after his small child, settle his traditional misunderstandings with his partner and get to the bottom of a mystery with tracks leading deep into the past. […]
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 […]
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.
The film focuses on the events surrounding the honoris causa doctorate awarded to Alexander Dubček by the University of Bologna in 1988. Dubček travelled to Italy to be present in person at the ceremony. The main protagonists are the State Security agents who represent the machinery driven by the highest political positions, having kept Dubček […]
In a small Transylvanian village, the postman, the bartender, the chief of police, a few high school students and other locals play football for the 5th league team Vulturul Țaga. Despite their enthusiasm, they have not won a single match in a very long time. The film follows the team throughout one season – at […]
Four friends are heading into the Amazonian jungle for a challenging journey. They paddle along wild rivers and hike through deep forests to become a part of the indigenous Hodi tribe. Living side by side with the indigenous people in their natural way of life and spending many days in their village shows them how […]
After years of creative (non) hiatus, the well-known Slovak documentary filmmaker Marek Kuboš has completed his new film. It appears, as one might expect, to be a documentary. At first glance, that is. This cinematic hybrid is Kuboš’s unconventional attempt at self-reflection – as an artist, a son, as well as an ordinary person. Using […]