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Pongo Calling

(Pongo Calling)

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Praha Prague Municipal Library – small hall, Mariánské nám. 1, Praha 1
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Patrik Banga, Journalist
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Brno University Cinema Scala, Moravské náměstí 3, Brno
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Plzeň Moving Station, Koperníkova 574/56, Plzeň
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Praha Lucerna Cinema – large hall, Vodičkova 36, Praha 1
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Radim Procházka, Producer
Tomáš Kratochvíl, Director
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Praha Evald, Národní 28, Praha 1, Praha
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Tomáš Kratochvíl, Director
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Police nad Metují Konferenční sál IC Broumovska, Mírové náměstí 105 Broumov, Broumov
Roztoky u Prahy Vratislavka café, Kroupka 38, Roztoky
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České Budějovice Horka Vana, Česká 222/1, České Budějovice
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About the film

“Humiliation is part of the life of most Romani,” says Štefan Pongo, explaining why he and his family moved to the United Kingdom 15 years ago. He now leads a happy life with his wife and children, working as a truck driver. However, he cannot remain indifferent to continued discrimination against Romani.

Pongo started his activism in 2018, when he called on Romani to post photos of themselves at work on social media. He was reacting to racist statements by President Miloš Zeman, according to whom the vast majority of Romani people do not work. Thousands of people responded to his call. Since then, he has organized a demonstration in Brussels, delivered humanitarian aid to settlements in eastern Slovakia, and filmed vlogs in which he deftly addressed topics related to Romani people. This documentary captures Pongo’s enthusiasm and his clashes with his hot-blooded wife, who has her own ideas about the compatibility of her husband’s activities with family life.

Title

Pongo Calling

Original Title

Pongo Calling

Original Language

Czech, English, Romani, Slovak

Subtitles

English, Czech

Premiéra

Czech distribution premiere

Year of Production

2022

Country of Origin

Czech Republic, Slovakia, UK

Length

78 min.

Tags

Migration, Politics, Media, Europe

Tomáš Kratochvíl
Director
Tomáš Kratochvíl

Hra o bláznech a lidech (2007) (amatérský film) Ruka (2011) (studentský film) Úly (2012) (studentský film) Shakespeare v ghettu (2012) Český žurnál: Gadžo (2014) Češi proti Čechům (2015) Český žurnál: Ubytovny (2015) Uprchlíci (2016) Český žurnál: Spolužáci (2017)

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