Part of the BAMcinématek series New Czech Films
Wed, May 9, 2012 at 7*, 9:30pm
*Q&A with director Bohdan Slama
NY Premiere
Directed by Bohdan Slama
With Jaroslav Plesl, Anna Geislerova, Karel Roden, Jiri Madl
(2012) 90min, 35mm
Fresh from international premieres at the Sundance and Rotterdam film festivals, Slama (whose debut, Wild Bees, earned him the Tiger Award at the Rotterdam festival, and whose sophomore film, Something Like Happiness, traveled the world, including a stop at the New York Film Festival) returns with his fourth feature film, a small-town story that rings painfully true.
A middle-aged man is in a downward spiral, watching his teenage son repeating his own mistakes while his wife’s patience is running out., and so he seeks refuge in his friendship with a male mystic. Through crushing tragedy, Slama finds transcendent moments of grace and redemption.
