Tomas and Diana, children of post-socialist Czechoslovakia, live under one roof with their parents and children, three generations shaped by the legacies of patriarchy, totalitarianism, and the quiet persistence of alcoholism. Amid a culture where infidelity is almost expected, they try to carve out something radically different: a relationship rooted in honesty, equality, and emotional clarity.
But the past lives in the body. And in the small rituals of daily life, it speaks.
As their relationship unravels and rebuilds, they begin to examine the emotional inheritance they carry, not just as children of infidelity, but as a couple. Through her, a quieter transformation unfolds: one of gradual self-recognition, late courage, and the cost of truth.
The family home becomes a living character absorbing conflict, holding generations together, echoing trauma, but also offering space for reimagining love. Its walls are witnesses, its atmosphere part of the emotional architecture of the film.
Threaded with intimate conversations, radical honesty, and uncomfortable revelations, the documentary traces the subtle and seismic shifts in one family's inner life.
This is not a story of resolution, but of effort, the fragile, often messy attempt to do things differently. To unlearn inherited pain. To rebel gently. To offer something freer to the next generation, even when they might not understand.
This film is a meditation on love as work: imperfect, ongoing, but fiercely worth it.
One World Film Festival 2025, SK I Ji.hlava Film Festival 2025 (Opus Bonus Competition), CZ
„Ein Film der Hoffnung und der Humanität. Genau diese Geschichte braucht unsere Welt jetzt.“ (Loud and Clear Reviews)
ein Film von Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
UK 2025, 78 Minuten, IF mit dt. UT, FSK ab 12
Mi, 10.12., 20.40, KIZ Royal Kino, Graz
Mo 15.12., 20.00, Votivkino Wien
Do 18.12., 20.10, Volkskino Klagenfurt
Do 18.12., 20.30 Cinema-Paradiso Baden
Do 25.12., 20.30 Cinematograph Innsbruck
Ein Film von Jasmila Žbanic
BOSNISCHER OSCAR-BEITRAG 2026 "Best Feature Film"
DAS KINO, Salzburg 13.1.2026 Film + Talk
Hamburg: Studio Kino 27.11.-1.12.
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ORT OHNE ERINNERUNG. KAISERSTEINBRUCH, die verschwundene Geschichte
Ein Film von Reinhard Tötschinger
täglich im Metro Kinokulturhaus Wien bis 3.12.
Sonderveranstaltung Film+Lesung+ Gespräch Mo 1.12., 20.00
Metro Kinokulturhaus
Innsbruck-Premiere am Fr 28.11., 20.00 Leokino
In Anwesenheit des Regisseurs und Protagonistin
Graz-Premiere am Mi 3.12., 18.00 KIZ Royal Kino
Gespräch mit Reinhard Tötschinger nach dem Film, Moderation: Harry Prinz
Linz-Premiere am Fr 5.12. Moviemento
Gespräch mit Reinhard Tötschinger nach dem Film, Moderation: Michael John (Kulturwissenschaftler und Historiker)
Tickets in den jeweiligen Kinos erhältlich!
Erlebt echte Kinomomente bei euch im Ort!
Eine Vielzahl ausgewählter Filme findet Ihr auf
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BiH´s entry for the 98th ACADEMY AWARDS
in the category: BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
Österreich Premiere:
KITZBÜHEL FILM FESTIVAL
28.11., 17.00
In Anwesenheit von Martin Nguyen und Renate Welsh
THIS HUMAN WORLD
5.12., 19.00 Topkino, Wien
14-18 November: IDFA
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BLUM - Masters of their own destiny
directed by Jasmila Zbanic
Bosnian OSCAR entry "Best Int. Feature Film" 2026
OPEN
directed by Diana Fabianova
One World Film Festival 2025, SK I Ji.hlava Film Festival 2025 (Opus Bonus Competition), CZ