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In 1940s Prague, a former Nazi prisoner returns to run his posh hair salon and struggles with family, the rise of communism and his past.
Sep 2017
A little girl and a socialist orphanage. It is a strict children’s institution. How to overcome fears, insecurity and loneliness? To do this, the girl creates another self to talk to and argue with. And, of course, the dream of America where everything is beautiful and good. Where her father lives and waits for her. A girl and her foster family. There’s plenty of everything, but it doesn’t feel right. Emma’s trials don’t end there. Again and again, she must find the strength to hope, the stamina to live.
Sep 2024
In late-1950s Czechoslovakia, a young couple's new love is tested by their parents' expectations and the toll of the Communist regime.
Nov 2017
Hania, an eleven-year-old girl, who believes in pixies, becomes the object of ridicule. In order to save the fantasy world she created with her recently deceased mother, she must prove to everyone that the fairy-tale creatures really exist. Together with Michał, a school outsider, they meet Sindri, a pixie living in the nearby forest, who promises to help them. An adventure full of twists and turns begins, during which Hania learns the power of friendship, the negative effects of lies, and finally comes to terms with the loss of her mother.
Sep 2025
In a series of vignettes, a young woman ponders her role in life as she navigates expectations, barriers, and challenges with her loved ones.
Nov 2018