Section: THE FEMALE GAZE: New Czech films by female directors

MOJE SLUNCE MAD

MY SUNNY MAAD

Michaela Pavlátová

CZ, FR, 2021, 79 Min

Role swap: When the czech woman Helena falls in love with her classmate Nazir, she decides to move with him to Kabul and marry him. With a new name, Herra, she becomes part of an unknown family in a world governed by different rules and traditions. Unusual animation film about a change of identity.

#animation #drama #family

Performance

2024-11-06 | 10:30

Obenkino

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2024-11-10 | 13:00

Kammerbühne

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Michaela Pavlátová, one of the most acclaimed Czech animators, adapted the novel Freshta by Czech journalist Petra Procházková into the film My Sunny Maad. In this deeply moving yet often humorous film, the audience experiences everyday life in post-Taliban Afghanistan in 2011 through Herra's eyes, exploring cultural differences and, more importantly, the universal experiences that connect us all. My Sunny Maad took five years to complete and has deservedly won multiple awards, including the Jury Award in the main competition at Annecy and the César Award for Best Animated Film.

Text: Lenka Tyrpakova

06.11.2024 | 10:30 | Obenkino (original version with English subtitles)

10.11.2024 | 13:00 | Kammerbühne (original version with English subtitles + simultaneous translation into German)

Drehbuch
Ivan Arsenjev, Yaël Levy (Inspired from Petra Procházková’s novel Frišta)

Produzent
Negativ, Sacrebleu Productions, BFILM

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