30 Jun 2012
OLO, the Boy from Tibet
A 6-year-old Tibetan boy leaves his family and flees to a refugee camp in northern India.
Late Night Talks with Mother
Taking a cue from Franz Kafka's "Letter to My Father," this highly personal film follows Czech director Jan Nemec as he attempts to engage in a dialogue with his deceased mother. While alive, Nemec's mother had a troubled relationship with her son; this rumination seems to be Nemec's public platform for coming to terms with unresolved familial issues. The director embellishes his film by linking personal events with 20th century history.
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Karel Roden (voice)
Václav Havel Václav Havel
Zuzana Stivínová Mother
Marta Kubišová Marta Kubišová
Pavel Landovský Pavel Landovský
Věra Jirousová Věra Jirousová
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