Patrik Děrgel

In ancient times, our land was ruled by pagan gods and goddesses. But what happens when they start getting involved in people's lives and vice versa? Will Morena, the goddess of winter, win, or will she be defeated by the goddesses of spring, summer and autumn?

"A documentary anatomy of mass murder for one monitor and 34 talking heads." These are the words the filmmakers use in the credits to describe their project, which thematises the execution of more than 260 Carpathian Germans, Hungarians and Slovaks by Czechoslovak army soldiers near Přerov in June 1945. The “massacre at Přerov” is made present through a minimalist dramatisation of the interrogation footage of direct participants, eyewitnesses, and others. It is as if the characters of ancient theatre were entering the Zoom “stage” and delivering a tragic message of fear, hatred and disinterest across the chasm of time.

When his family moves to the city of Zlín and 16-year-old David joins a new hockey team, the Wolves, he is determined to succeed. There’s, however, the other goalie, Miky – and his position seems unshakeable. The team doesn’t welcome David with open arms either. Captain Jerry and his gang do as they please, while the team follows the ‘law of the pack’. David has been weakened by his recently discovered diabetes, and that is not tolerated here. He is still coming to terms with his body, learning to estimate the insulin doses his life depends on. On the team, David is the outsider, bracing the avalanche of bullying that gradually gains speed.

체코를 대표하는 사진작가 ‘얀 사우덱’의 작품세계와 그 이면에 숨겨졌던 그의 충격적인 이야기를 스크린에 옮긴 작품. 유태인이라는 이유로 나치 점령 하에서는 아버지와함께 큰 고난을 겪으며 성장한 얀 사우덱. 유태인 수용소에 수감되어 자신의 눈 앞에서 가족들이 죽어 가는 모습을 목격해야 했다. 나치 패망 후 가까스로 고등학교를 졸업한 그는 인쇄소 사진사의 조수로 취직하게 되면서 사진의 세계에 빠져들게 된다. 그 후 모델을 구할 돈이 없자 타고난 입담으로 직업모델이 아닌 주변 사람들을 설득해 무보수로 카메라 앞에 세운 그는 도발적이고 전위적인 누드사진을 연이어 발표하면서 보수적인 체코인들에게 ‘포토그래퍼’가 아닌 ‘포르노그래퍼’로 불리기도 하였다. 영화는 그의 기인과도 같은 기이한 행적들을 따라가며, 놀라운 작품세계와 숨겨졌던 충격적인 일화들을 소개한다.

Luisa and Erika are prototypes of young women who plunge into relationships with the "wrong" men. Luisa wants to become an actress, which upsets her husband Igor to no end. Erika is trying to work as much as possible so that she can afford to study and thereby achieve a better outlook on life, but she unfortunately runs up against a boss who doesn't have the best intentions with her. Ultimately Luisa's husband demonstratively commits suicide. Erika accidentally kills her boss in self-defense... The women blame themselves for all these failures, and that has got to change. Both have to grow up and start living again. Perhaps even together.

Prague, 1983. The communist regime, in a suffocating atmosphere ruled over by the secret police, imposes "normalization". Miki and David need some kind of motivation to carry on in the communist wasteland. They discover The Clash's album 'London Calling' and, of course, decide to set up a punk band. But playing punk during normalization in Czechoslovakia isn't the best idea, an opinion shared not only by their horrified parents. Many decisions made under the influence of cheap alcohol and compulsive music could be more fatal than they initially seemed. A story about the revolt of some 18-year-olds against authority, against social norms, against adult duties and responsibility. It is about the search for one's own models and values. Although based on personal experiences from the early 1980s, it could have taken place at any time and anywhere, and is more than likely taking place somewhere right now.