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BROKEN VOICES
Performance
Trailer
1992, shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain: 13-year-old Karolína dreams of travelling to America with her school's world-famous girls' choir – just like her older sister Lucie. When she finally succeeds, by means of her crystal-clear soprano voice, in catching the attention of the much admired, if formidable, choirmaster Mácha, she would appear to have been set on the path to fame. And yet amidst the strict discipline and dazzling performances, subtle acts of manipulation and an ever-greater overstepping of boundaries unfold. Ondřej Provazník captures BROKEN VOICES in the form of a sensitive, suspense-packed drama, one that calls to mind the case of the Bambini di Praga girls choir, whose director was found guilty of abusing young singers for decades. Foregoing sensationalism, the film traces, by means of sublime aesthetic imagery, the path of a young girl who finds herself ground down by a confluence of ambition, loyalty, and abuse. In doing so, it relentlessly portrays the fine line that exists between adulation and abuse—and the quiet strength required to find your own voice in spite of it all.
Tue 04.11. I 16:00 I WELTSPIEGEL SAAL 2 I original version with English and German subtitles
Wed 05.11. I 10:00 I WELTSPIEGEL GROSSER SAAL I original version with English and German subtitles
Ondřej Provazník
Irena Hradecká
Kateřina Falbrová, Juraj Loj, Maya Kintera, Zuzana Šulajová, Marek Cisovský, Ivana Wojtylová, Anna Michalcová, Anežka Novotná, Markéta Kühnová
Zuzana Tylčerová, Sylva Jančová, Petr Tichý
Ondřej Provazník - Ondřej Provazník was born in Prague, where he studied journalism at Charles University and scriptwriting at FAMU. Together with fellow director Martin Dušek, he co-directed two successful feature documentaries, A Town Called Hermitage (2007) and Coal in the Soul (2010) and in 2019, they released their feature-length fiction debut Old-Timers. The film won the 2019 Czech Film Critics’ Award for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor, the Czech Lion Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and the Best World Cinema Award at the 2020 Phoenix Film Festival. In 2025, his second feature film and solo debut titled Broken Voices will premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
