DOCUMENTARY
concept & director: Kristina Leidenfrostova
Austria/Slovakia, 90min
Status: pre-production
release: 2025/26
a co-production with: Guča Films (SK)
Logline:
While Igor’s nephews perform police squad tactics, Patrik (11) admires the scars of his uncle Peter. How
should one explain to the children what awaits them as Roma in Slovak society? The film is an intimate portrait of two Roma families affected by police violence and their longing for a better life.
DoP: Marie Zahir
sound: Natalia Jancova, Denisa Uherová
script consultant: Viera Cakanyova
Producers: Alice Karasek, Jürgen Karasek (AT), Matej Sotnik (SK)
development funded by: Ministry of Culture and Arts and Slovak Audiovisual Fund Dokfest Munich Marketplace 2024
Participation at Jihlava New Visions Forum 2023 and Dokfest Munich Marketplace 2024
A GREEN FILMING PRODUCTION ÖFI+ // GREEN BONUS
