What About Petey?

(Co s Péťou?)

This intimate portrait of the relationship between a father and his son on the autism spectrum captures both the difficulty and the strength inherent in everyday caregiving. At the same time, it exposes the limits of a system that too often relies on the sacrifices of others.

After the death of his wife, Mr. Jochec takes on the care of his two teenage children: his daughter Vanessa and his son Petr, who is on the autism spectrum. Petr will soon turn eighteen and is already physically an adult man. During occasional outbursts of anger, he harms himself and those around him. Despite the growing demands, the father devotes a significant portion of his physical and emotional strength to caring for his son.

This formally refined observational documentary is primarily a tribute to people in caregiving roles. Through a single human story, it also draws attention to the shortcomings of the current social system, which fails to provide sufficient support to people with disabilities and their families.

Czech Competition

Health Children and Youth Social Exclusion

Basic information about the film

Title	What About Petey?
Original Language	Czech
Subtitles	English, Open Captions for Deaf and Hard of hearing
Film type	Full-length documentary
Year of Production	2025
Country of Origin	Czech Republic
Length	85 min.
Director	Martin Trabalík
Sales	producent Jan Bodnár jan.bodnar@gnomonfilm.com

Guests attending the post-screening debate

Jan Bodnár

producer

Martin Trabalík

director

Martin Trabalik is a Czech documentarist based in Prague. In his work, he focuses on social and humanitarian issues. In January 2016 he volunteered during the European refugee crisis in Greece becoming interested in photography in the process...
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Barbora Salačová

the protagonist and head of the Nautis respite centre

Luboš Vaculík

a protagonist working with Petey at the Nautis centre

All screenings

14. 03. 16:00

Světozor Cinema – Small Hall
Vodičkova 791/41, Praha 1

Tickets Detail

16. 03. 20:30

Prague Municipal Library – Small Hall
Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1

Discussion
Jan Bodnár, producer
Martin Trabalík, director
Barbora Salačová, the protagonist and head of the Nautis respite centre
Luboš Vaculík, a protagonist working with Petey at the Nautis centre

Tickets Detail

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