CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 37m

Leaving Beginnings Behind

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In her most recent film, Linda Kallistová Jablonská observes three girls growing up in a residential facility in Počátky, Czech Republic, over the course of ten years. She explores their dreams about liberty, the reality they must face as well as their ideas about their own future families. The sequel to her first longitudinal documentary about Adéla, Denisa and Pavla captures the rocky road to independence after leaving the facility, their reconciliation with the past, job search, new relationships, small joys and big disappointments. Not only does the director draw an empathic portrait of three young girls with no-one to rely on but themselves; she also explores the ways in which public institutions form young people’s attitudes to life.

Directed byLinda Kallistová Jablonská

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
CS
Released
October 28, 2021
Studios
Česká televizeVernes

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Leaving Beginnings Behind / trailer / 25th Ji.hlava IDFF

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