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Because I Have To

Imagina / Podoby milostného vztahu ke světu / Czech Republic 2026

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Screenings

Sunday 5/7 / 18:00
Cas Cinema
3C5
Monday 6/7 / 16:30
Husovka Theatre
4H5
Friday 10/7 / 19:30
Husovka Theatre
8H6

Synopsis

Miloš Šejn, lying, unsleeping. And, most importantly, creating. This documentary essay follows an artist whose works are “born of wonder” and who is able to effortlessly navigate his longed-for escape from the city. Instead of endless sensory input, the film offers a space for concentration and perceptiveness – a space which quite possibly exceeds the seventy minutes spent in the theatre. Debut director Jakub Kučera invited editor Alexander Kashcheev and musician Oliver Torr onto his creative team, and their efforts have helped to boost the impact of this unconventional portrait of an elusive figure. When observation leads to contemplation.

Viktor Palák

About the film

71 min / Color, DCP
World premiere

Director Jakub Kučera / Screenplay Jakub Kučera / Dir. of Photography Filip Rejč / Music Oliver Torr / Sound Petr Kolev / Editor Alexander Kashcheev / Producer Tomáš Pertold, Michael Přibil / Production Perfilm / Coproduction Artyčok.TV / Cast Miloš Šejn / Contact Perfilm / Distributor Mannschaft s. r. o.

About the director

Jakub Kučera

Jakub Kučera. Filmography: Because I Have To (Podoby milostného vztahu ke světu (2026).

Contacts

Perfilm
Ostrovní 1448/24, 110 00, Prague
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 775 682 676
E-mail: [email protected]

Mannschaft s. r. o.
V luhu 1264/16, 14000, Praha 4
Czech Republic
E-mail: [email protected]

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