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Yury Arabov. Mechanics of Destiny
"A person's destiny can be not only explained, but foretold using the same laws that govern a movie script". That is the point of view of a prominent Russian scriptwriter, winner of the Cannes Film Festival Yury Arabov…
Zagovory
There are various types of zagovory, Slavic word magic, which has its tradition mainly in Eastern Europe. This short movie works with the motifs of Slavic folklore, body, and natural scenery and transforms their…
Zahnmekka – The Dental Mekka
Zahnmekka is focusing on the phenomenon of Dental Tourism that in the past decades has become a trend in getting one's teeth fixed in a cheap and elegant way. We would like to portray this surrealistic phenomenon in a…
Zaho Zay
Endless cane fields on the "red island" of Madagascar. This disturbing comment from a female guard at an overcrowded prison serves as the basis for a psychoanalytic search for a missing father. Hypnotising fragments of…
Zakhar
Zakhar Prilepin. Writer, journalist, screenwriter, winner of various prestigious literary awards. Zakhar’s former occupations are even more various: bodyguard, squad leader in Special Police Forces and soldier during…
Žalman In Seven Scenes
The documentary is dedicated to the leading Czech songwriter, folk legend Pavel Žalman Lohonka (born 1946). In 2018 he will celebrate 50 years on the Czech music scene, where he still pays for the icon of the original…
Zapomenutá Františka Plamínková
She was braver and more courageous than many men. She lectured in Europe and the USA, shared Masaryk’s ideals, she was a teacher and writer, and she fought for women’s dignity. Thanks to her, women’s suffrage was…
Zasada
Film tells the story of Sobieslaw Zasada multi-champion rally driver, Polish legend who at the age of 91 is trying to break the Guinness record as the oldest rally driver the famous Safari Rally in Kenya. After a long…
Zatopek
Determination, will and talent. The quest for success of the Czechoslovak cross-country legend in a documentary by David Ondříček
Záviš, the Prince of Pornofolk Under the Influence of Griffith’s Intolerance and Tati’s Mr. Hulot’s Holiday or The Foundation and Doom of Czechoslovakia
A dog’s funeral becomes part of a chain of absurd events including a tomato ketchup battle, a reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz and a motorbike show. Its common denominator is the commercial interest of…