East of the West - Films in Competition

Directed by: Miroslav Mandić

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013, 91 min

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7P7 - July 4, 2013, 19:00, Pupp

8L3 - July 5, 2013, 16:30, Lazne III

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Aging Bosnian rocker Toni Riff hasn’t written a single song in twenty years; suffering from depression, he relies on financial support from his wife Sonia. The latter decides to make a last-ditch attempt to salvage Toni’s talent – and their marriage. Maintaining the necessary degree of detachment, Miroslav Mandić’s incisive tragicomedy examines certain consequences of war in the former Yugoslavia.

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Directed by: Kadri Kõusaar

Estonia, Sweden, 2013, 103 min

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3D5 - June 30, 2013, 18:30, Karlovy Vary Theatre

4L3 - July 1, 2013, 16:30, Lazne III

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John is an ambitious young scientist and brilliant in his field. Despite this, he decides to take an extended break from his work in order to put his carefully conceived plan into action.... This masterfully directed, provocative piece by a young Estonian filmmaker poses a number of unsettling questions but leaves the viewers to find the answers for themselves.

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Who’s seeing this film: Agent ČSFD.cz StarsFan, Agent ČSFD.cz Kmotr, Agent ČSFD.cz Sandiego, Agent ČSFD.cz Caym

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Directed by: Nejc Gazvoda

Slovenia, Denmark, Croatia, 2013, 102 min

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6D4 - July 3, 2013, 16:00, Karlovy Vary Theatre

7L2 - July 4, 2013, 13:30, Lazne III

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The paths of two girls cross one evening in Ljubljana. Tina, a Slovene, and Iben, a Danish girl of similar age, both experiencing some kind of turning point in their lives, open up to one another and soon develop a close bond.... After the international success of his debut A Trip, the Slovenian director now brings us a gentle story which absorbs the atmosphere of the summer city and examines the emotions of today’s young generation.

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Who’s seeing this film: Agent ČSFD.cz Caym

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Directed by: Tomasz Wasilewski

Poland, 2013, 93 min

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5D4 - July 2, 2013, 16:00, Karlovy Vary Theatre

6L2 - July 3, 2013, 13:30, Lazne III

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Young athlete Kuba, who lives with his mother and girlfriend Sylwia, makes the acquaintance one evening of Michal, a guy of similar age. A fragile bond gradually forms between the two young men, yet unfavourable circumstances begin to complicate matters.... This visually compelling gay romance offers a sensitive take on issues concerning the unmasking of human sexuality, the quest for identity, and the desire for social acceptance.

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Who’s seeing this film: Agent ČSFD.cz Caym

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Directed by: Bodo Kox

Poland, 2012, 90 min

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6D5 - July 3, 2013, 18:30, Karlovy Vary Theatre

7L3 - July 4, 2013, 16:30, Lazne III

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This intimate tale of Jacek and his brother Tomek takes place in a claustrophobia-inducing prefab apartment building – part of a housing estate still bearing traces of socialism. One day Tomek, who has savant syndrome, gets to know his mysterious neighbor Magda. Told with overstatement, this debut persuasively draws the viewer into a visually rich, fairy-tale-like world.

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Who’s seeing this film: Agent ČSFD.cz Caym

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Directed by: Natasha Merkulova, Alexey Chupov

Russia, 2013, 80 min

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2D4 - June 29, 2013, 16:00, Karlovy Vary Theatre

3L4 - June 30, 2013, 19:30, Lazne III

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Contemporary Moscow, home to several people who apparently have everything they need to lead a totally carefree life. But they all have their own little secrets.... What do people really need to be happy? An acerbic comedy mélange by a first-time directing duo who employ hyperbole and considerable frankness to address things most of us would rather keep to ourselves.

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Directed by: Juraj Lehotský

Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, 2013, 78 min

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2D5 - June 29, 2013, 18:30, Karlovy Vary Theatre

3L3 - June 30, 2013, 16:30, Lazne III

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Fifteen-year-old Ela finds herself in a correctional facility. The girls who end up here have often had much bleaker experiences than many adults, but their dreams and desires aren’t all that different.... After his multi-award-winning documentary Blind Loves, director Juraj Lehotský returns to the screen with a socially perceptive film, whose strength lies both in its story, inspired by a real person, and in the totally natural performance of the actress who plays Ela.

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Who’s seeing this film: Agent ČSFD.cz Davson, Agent ČSFD.cz Sandiego, Agent ČSFD.cz Caym

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Directed by: Serge Avedikian, Olena Fetisova

Ukraine, France, Georgia, Armenia, 2013, 95 min

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7D4 - July 4, 2013, 16:00, Karlovy Vary Theatre

8L2 - July 5, 2013, 13:30, Lazne III

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This unusual biopic illustrates key moments in the life and work of Sergei Paradjanov, the brilliant film director of Armenian descent who was persecuted by the Soviet authorities. In conceiving their artistic stylisation for the film, the directing duo drew on Paradjanov’s unique approach, offering viewers a vivid interpretation of his distinctive view of the world.

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Who’s seeing this film: Agent ČSFD.cz Kmotr, Agent ČSFD.cz Sandiego, Agent ČSFD.cz sinp

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Directed by: Alexandra Strelyanaya

Russia, 2013, 82 min

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3D4 - June 30, 2013, 16:00, Karlovy Vary Theatre

4L2 - July 1, 2013, 13:30, Lazne III

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Weary of Moscow, a young photographer sets out for the Kola Peninsula in order to document the life of the local fishing communities whose inhabitants have lived in close proximity to the sea for centuries. The director portrays the wild beauty of this gradually disappearing world through a series of poetic images.

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Directed by: Igor Cobileanski

Romania, Moldova, 2012, 80 min

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4D5 - July 1, 2013, 18:30, Karlovy Vary Theatre

5L3 - July 2, 2013, 16:30, Lazne III

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Nineteen-year-old Viorel lives with his mother in a remote Moldovan town. He has no great ambitions nor any illusions about life, and he and his pal Goos earn a little cash through illegal activities. But eventually he begins taking control of his life.… In his authentic, socially conscious debut, director Igor Cobileanski captures the dead-end situation the young generation finds itself in – growing up in a place lacking prospects for a better life.

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Directed by: Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík, Peter Kerekes

Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Croatia, 2013, 87 min

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4D4 - July 1, 2013, 16:00, Karlovy Vary Theatre

5L2 - July 2, 2013, 13:30, Lazne III

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A film which hovers on the edge of documentary and fiction as it describes the efforts of certain individuals to rise up against the former regime. Stano, Fero and Vladimír were once branded as criminals yet, from today’s perspective, we look upon their often comical actions as expressions of a courage that was extremely rare amid the homogeneous mass of normalisation society.

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Directed by: Miloš Pušić

Serbia, Switzerland, 2013, 109 min

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5D5 - July 2, 2013, 18:30, Karlovy Vary Theatre

6L3 - July 3, 2013, 16:30, Lazne III

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After years spent in Belgrade, Janko returns to his half-deserted village, the home of his widowed mother Milica. The latter sincerely hopes that Janko has come back for good; her son, however, has other plans.... The director captures the generational conflict with sensitivity and compassion for both sides and, aided by mournful folk melodies and images of the striking mountain scenery, he creates a moving evocation of life in a remote village high up in the hills.

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