Leaving Beginnings Behind
2021•1h 37m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Linda Kallistová Jablonská
Writer
Linda Kallistová Jablonská
Languages
Czech
Studio
Česká televize
Production
Company
Česká televize
Company
Vernes
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