Michaela Doležalová

A coming of age drama about a young boy Jirka who lives in Prague.

À l’aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, un jeune garçon abandonné erre dans une Europe de l’Est dévastée. Témoin des pires atrocités ou subissant lui-même de terribles persécutions, il devra se battre pour survivre et espérer.

When Hana Sikorova, mayor of a northern Bohemian village, stands up to a large coal mining concern that offers villagers large compensation in exchange for abandoning their houses built on land containing brown coal deposits, her fourteen year old daughter Misha disappears. The search for her daughter makes Hana suspicious of the whole community, after years of peaceful coexistence. Under the pressure of unfolding events, the community starts to fall apart and show its true face. Solving the mystery divides the story into several interweaving narratives that ultimately connect in unexpected ways.