One match, many stories, one passion. In this star-packed comedy by Petr Kolečko, lives collide during the biggest football game of the season. A literature professor secretly obsessed with football, a father and his daughter’s boyfriend, a referee facing a milestone, a singer and a lovestruck councilwoman, a TV commentator and a young rising star—each with their own path. As kickoff approaches, their stories gradually intertwine and come to a head in a spectacular finale on the field. The Magic of the Derby is not just about football, but about love, passion, and the surprising ways life brings people together.
In the early 1990s 13-year-old Karolína, a gifted novice singer, is given the chance to become a member of a world-famous girls' choir, taking her place alongside her older sister and her other rivals in the ensemble. Karolína’s exceptional talent has caught the attention of the formidable and much admired choirmaster whose attention is wanted by all the young singers. What will be the price Karolína has to pay to become his favourite?
On the trail of a runaway wolf, wolf guardian Hannah reluctantly visits her grandmother's native Czech village, close to the Austrian border. Hannah's mother lives here and is treated as a social outcast due to her attempts of coming to terms with her traumatic family history. Hannah, too, can no longer escape the hushed-up past. It is time to break the silence.
After an attack on the President of the Czech Republic, the investigative journalist Martin Braun teams up with the young online investigator Julia to uncover exactly what happened and why. During their search, they become embroiled in a dangerous game of secret services, international politics and forces determined to keep the truth hidden for various reasons. In the search of finding the truth people are dying, so Julia and Martin must reveal what happened before they become the next victims.
Sound designer Martin Ženíšek, 45, has already worked with Zuzana Kirchnerová on her filmBába, which won the Cinéfondation section at Cannes. Now his name also appears in the credits of her feature filmCaravan, a rroad movie that follows a woman and her son with a disability on their journey through Italy. The intimate atmosphere of the film is greatly enhanced by the sound component.Caravan will compete in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.
by Vojtěch Rynda forCZECH FILM / Summer 2025
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