30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: New Czech Films and TV Programmes

My Sunny Maad (2021) 15

Czech Republic, France, Slovak Republic | 2021 | 85 min.

The story of a Czech girl named Helena, or "Herry", who leaves Prague to marry her classmate Nazir in Kabul. In addition to the vision of a loving future in a large family, the young woman from Bohemia is also attracted by the desire for new experiences in an exotic environment.

CountryCzech Republic, France, Slovak Republic
Year2021
Duration85 min
Rating15
LanguageCzech
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Michaela Pavlátová
Screenplay Ivan Arsenjev
Music Evgueni & Sacha Galperine
Edited by Evženie Brabcová
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Biography

An artist, animator and director. She graduated from VŠUP in Prague. Her work includes the short films Words, Words, Words (Řeči, řeči, řeči, 1991) and Tram (Tramvaj, 2012). Her feature films Faithless Games (Nevěrné hry, 2003) and Night Owls (Děti noci, 2008) have received international acclaim.

Drama, Human Rights, Family, Diversity, Animation, Childhood, Tradition