CZ

2004

19 min

Finished

Jarmila Is Home for Good!

Jarmila se vrátila!

Directing: Marie Dvořáková

Synopsis

She spent her life dancing and, as she says with a smile, she would like to dance till the very end. Jarmila still has a lot of energy and shares it with others daily. However she decided to leave the US after 28 years and return to the Czech Republic to conclude the story of her life here.
Jarmila is a charming elderly lady. She spent nearly her entire adult life in the US. As a dance techer and therapist she was helping drug and alcohol addicts to adjust back to normal life. After 28 years of living in US she decided to come home, to her native country, the Czech Republic, to live the rest of her life there. this documentary is not only the story of one woman. Through her memories we also get to know members of her beloved family, and learn how the darkest period of Czech history influenced their lifes.
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