Leaving Beginnings Behind
Opouštět Počátky
When does life begin? For four women on the cusp of adulthood, the moment comes when they leave the youth custody centre in Počátky. They all have great plans – and all want to avoid repeating their parents’ mistakes.
Looking for work, housing, cigarettes: Denisa, Adéla, Kristýna and Pavla are all confronted with the reality the facility had protected them from. Moving through a maze of challenges, they encounter unknown obstacles, alternating between dead ends and renewed attempts to finish their education and find a place in society. They experience heartbreak, return to their parents, and start their own families. Will they learn from the mistakes that brought them to institutional care, or will they repeat them when they themselves become parents? Building on her relationship with the protagonists of her previous film, Beginnings, the director sensitively presents the pitfalls associated with transitioning from institutional to independent life.
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About the film
Czech Republic
2021 / 97 min.
Director
Linda Kallistová Jablonská
Language
Czech
Subtitles
Czech, English
Director
Linda Kallistová Jablonská
2020 - Doggy Love
2016 - In the Child's Best Interests
2013 - Beginnings
2008 - Welcome to North Korea!
Screenings
24. 3. 21:00 h |
Praha: Městská knihovna MS |
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27. 3. 16:00 h |
Praha: Světozor MS |
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30. 3. 18:00 h |
Praha: Ponrepo |
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