Young Yiou, originally from China, has just finished her cello studies in Prague and does not want to return to her homeland. Since she will not get a permanent place in the orchestra, her only option to stay in Prague is to get a partner visa. She applies for it together with her partner, the […]
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A comedy about an altar boy from a small conservative Slovak village. Miško (12) faces a complicated problem. He wants to be just like his brother Lukáš (17) – big, strong, and reasonable. Yet he’s still small, naïve and secretly in love with his brother’s girlfriend, Linda (16). One day, when Miško tries to impress […]
A story of an immigrant family having to decide its future during a single night in their apartment. When young Sydu comes home, he confesses to his parents that he and his friends did something bad and hurt someone. As the night continues Sydu´s family slowly uncovering the extent of his guilt.
If people migrate because they want to explore the world, broaden their horizons, it is obviously great that they have the opportunity to go. However, there are people, mainly from eastern bloc countries, living in poorer conditions, who feel that leaving for work abroad is their only chance to make their family survive, even though […]
On the day of her ninth birthday, Lucia disappears without a trace. Her unexpected return to her mother and the village community a year later is believed to be a God’s miracle. However, a series of unexplained incidents raises questions about the nature of Lucia’s disappearence and her strange behavior. Slowly, Lucia’s mother, Hana, becomes […]
Prometea is the very first clone of a horse. Through the practice of equine cloning, the eponymic documentary essay examines how people cope with death – accepting, suffering, or evading its finality. The film presents the story of a polo player whose best horse died suddenly in his prime. While most equestrians push through their […]
We used to be chased by mammoths, today we are chased by deadlines. However, our brain hasn’t noticed this change. It fights stress with weapons that have evolved over millennia. But nowadays these weapons can really mess up our lives. Accept the invitation to an honest meeting with your Brain, who will introduce you to […]
The film is a philosophical reflection on pain, the silent companion of our everyday lives, set in the idyllic surroundings of a local spa town. The staff there, who have developed a certain detachment from the suffering of their patients, allow us to glimpse behind the curtain of their own reflections on human mortality. Asking […]