Focus Selection - Czech Republic

84’28“ Czech Republic

Director: Adam Martinec

A pig slaughter happens every year at the old folks’ place in Osoblaha. It’s the only day of the year when the whole family gathers to rejoice, complain, eat, drink, and just live. But this year is different because Grandpa is unsure how to tell his son-in-law Karel that this will be the last slaughter. Karel’s daughter Romana misses her mother and her sister Lucie’s marriage is falling apart. Lucie’s son Dušan is lost in the clashes of the female and male worlds, Uncle Šupina is already drunk, the butcher Tonda is hiding the fact that his bullets are damp and the neighbor is plotting revenge on everyone for his miserable life. Throughout such a day, the resilience of mutual bonds is tested, revealing the strength and fragility of relationships formed by traditions, love, and grievances.

17’36“ Czech Republic

Director: Marína Hnidková

After a misdiagnosis, young doctor Ivan is faced with the decision of whether to reveal the truth and jeopardise his career. Conflicted with his father, who pushes him to make moral compromises, he searches for a way to cope with his guilt.

18’48“ Czech Republic

Directors: Martin Imrich, Marie Topolová

Alice, the main character of Some Things are Forever, finds herself caught between preparing for the arrival of a new life and death - she regularly visits her ailing grandmother, who is still mourning her son, and discovers that she is pregnant and wants to keep the baby, even though she has just broken up with her boyfriend, with whom she was not happy.

23’42“ Czech Republic

Director: Martin Jeřábek

As summer begins in a small town, aimless teenager David devises a plan to sell his friend’s ADHD pills. Their failed venture leads him to a Christian music festival, where he meets Nikola, a girl seeking escape from her family. Intrigued by her contradictions, David begins exploring her world of faith and self-discovery.