BROKEN VOICES SBORMISTR ONDŘEJ PROVAZNÍK

In early 1990’s Czech Republic, 13-year-old Karolína earns a place in a worldfamous girls’ choir, joining her older sister and other driven young talents. Her voice soon catches the attention of the admired and enigmatic choirmaster Macha. Being singled out feels like a triumph, until she begins to understand the unsettling price of that privilege. Inspired by the Bambini di Praga case, the film explores the fragile line where innocence collides with abusive power.

1990ರ ಆರಂಭದ ಚೆಕ್ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ, 13 ವರ್ಷದ ಕರೋಲೀನಾ ವಿಶ್ವವಿಖ್ಯಾತ ಬಾಲಕಿಯರ ಗಾಯನ ವೃಂದವೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ತನ್ನ ಅಕ್ಕ ಹಾಗು ಇನ್ನಿತರ ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಅತಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವಳ ದನಿ, ಎಲ್ಲರ ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಪಡೆದು, ನಿಗೂಢ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ ಸಂಗೀತ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮಾಚಾನ ಗಮನ ಸೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ವಿಶೇಷ ಆಯ್ಕೆಯಿಂದ ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಆಕೆ ಗೆಲುವಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಆ ಆಯ್ಕೆಗೆ ತರಬೇಕಿರುವ ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ ಬೆಲೆ ಆಕೆಗೆ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಅರಿವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಬಾಂಬಿನಿ ಡಿ ಪ್ರಾಗಾ ಪ್ರಕರಣದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತವಾದ ಈ ಚಿತ್ರ, ಮುಗ್ಧತೆ ಹಾಗು ಅಧಿಕಾರ ದುರುಪಯೋಗದ ನಡುವಿನ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಗೆರೆಯನ್ನು ಶೋಧಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Jiří Konečný, Ivan Ostrochovský

Screenplay :

Ondřej Provazník

Director of Photography :

Lukáš Milota

Editor :

Anna Johnson Ryndová

Music :

Pjoni, Aid Kid

Sound :

Juraj Mravec, František Šec

Cast :

Kateřina Falbrová, Juraj Loj, Maya Kintera, Zuzana Šulajová, Marek Cisovský, Ivana Wojtylová, Anna Michalcová, Anežka Novotná, Markéta Kühnová

Awards - Winner :

Karlovy Vary IFF (Europa Cinemas Label Award), Oldenburg FF (German Independence Award for Best Film)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Vancouver IFF (Panorama), Warsaw IFF (Official Competition)

Ondřej Provazník (b. 1978, Prague) is a Czech filmmaker who studied journalism at Charles University and scriptwriting at FAMU. His background combines nonfiction sensibilities with strong narrative craft, developed through long term collaboration with director Martin Dušek. His filmography includes the feature documentaries A TOWN CALLED HERMITAGE (2007) and COAL IN THE SOUL (2010), followed by the fiction debut OLD TIMERS (2019), which received major national and international recognition. His work often explores masculinity, memory and social change with emotional restraint and realism. His awards and recognitions include Czech Film Critics Awards, Czech Lion Awards and international festival prizes.

  1. 1. DJ AHMET
  2. 2. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  3. 3. SOUND OF FALLING
  4. 4. MY FATHER'S SHADOW
  5. 5. NO OTHER CHOICE
  6. 6. WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
  7. 7. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  8. 8. RESURRECTION
  9. 9. A POET
  10. 10. MAGELLAN
  11. 11. SIRĀT
  12. 12. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
  13. 13. THE MASTERMIND
  14. 14. LATE SHIFT
  15. 15. AMRUM
  16. 16. CASE 137
  17. 17. SKIN OF YOUTH
  18. 18. WE BELIEVE YOU
  19. 19. BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
  20. 20. FATHER
  21. 21. MORTICIAN
  22. 22. TO THE VICTORY!
  23. 23. DREAMS
  24. 24. THE BLUE TRAIL
  25. 25. MOTHERTONGUE
  26. 26. A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
  27. 27. FIUME O MORTE!
  28. 28. THE THINGS YOU KILL
  29. 29. YOUNG MOTHERS
  30. 30. THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO
  31. 31. CATANE
  32. 32. PROMISED SKY
  33. 33. CHRISTY
  34. 34. I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
  35. 35. THE PUPIL
  36. 36. COMANDANTE FRITZ
  37. 37. IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART
  38. 38. STRAIGHT CIRCLE
  39. 39. DRY LEAF
  40. 40. A USEFUL GHOST
  41. 41. SLEEPLESS CITY
  42. 42. OUTCRY
  43. 43. MY UNCLE JENS
  44. 44. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
  45. 45. KONTINENTAL '25
  46. 46. JANINE MOVES TO THE COUNTRY
  47. 47. DIVINE COMEDY
  48. 48. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
  49. 49. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE
  50. 50. GOD WILL NOT HELP
  51. 51. TÊTES BRÛLÉES
  52. 52. REEDLAND
  53. 53. DEAD DOG
  54. 54. NINO
  55. 55. BEFORE THE BODY
  56. 56. LOVE ME TENDER
  57. 57. THE LAST AMBASSADOR
  58. 58. CARAVAN
  59. 59. WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU
  60. 60. AS WE BREATHE
  61. 61. TALES OF THE WOUNDED LAND
  62. 62. HALF MOON
  63. 63. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
  64. 64. FOLLIES
  65. 65. THE DEVIL SMOKES
  66. 66. VANILLA
  67. 67. BLUE HERON
  68. 68. KOKORAS
  69. 69. DRAGONFLY
  70. 70. KIKA
  71. 71. MAYSOON
  72. 72. BEACHCOMBER
  73. 73. WIND, TALK TO ME
  74. 74. BROKEN VOICES
  75. 75. RENOVATION
  76. 76. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  77. 77. HUMAN RESOURCE
  78. 78. NOMAD SHADOW
  79. 79. THE DREAMED ONES
  80. 80. TWO PROSECUTORS
  81. 81. CLOISTERED SISTER
  82. 82. ORENDA
  83. 83. DE TAL PALO
  84. 84. MILITANTROPOS
  85. 85. RIVERSTONE
  86. 86. OSLO: A TAIL OF PROMISE
  87. 87. MAHIMA
  88. 88. BELÉN