Film programme 2020

Krakonos and the Skiers (1981)

Section: Old Time Cinema

Directed by: Věra Plívová-Šimková

Czechoslovakia, 1981, 72 min

Projection place: The Old Time Cinema

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This fabulous story about a mountain community is based on the rumors and fairy tales of this region and draws on the origins of these stories the hard life of the people of the Giant Mountains. Something new arrived to these mountains at the start of the 1900s - skiing. And skiing is at the heart of this story whose main heroes are two little boys and their friend, a famous smuggler with all the qualities of the Lord of the Giant Mountains from fairy tales

The The Ocean Behind the Window (2020)

Section: Panorama

Directed by: Babak Nabizadeh

Iran, 2020, 91 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

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Life is hard on a little-known, remote island. Teenage Borhan wants to relieve the hardship by promoting the island to tourists. He gathers a group of islanders and holds a carnival of traditional music and theatre. Life in the island starts to improve as more and more tourists come to visit. However, an unexpected problem is on its way.