Fakir
Roman Ďuriš / Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland / 2024 / Czech Premiere / 82 min.
synopsis
Dalibor, a Romani youth, returns home after two years in prison, but is forced to face a family crisis. In order to protect his younger brother Kevin from the harsh upbringing of his alcoholic father, who isn’t afraid to use physical violence, he spends all his strength helping his mother win a court case for custody of Kevin. To cope with the traumas of the past and the challenges of the present, he escapes into the magical world of a travelling circus, for it is there that he can shed all his worries and transform himself into a fearless fakir, who breathes and swallows fire. Roman Ďuriš' feature debut is a visually captivating introspection into a resilient yet fragile young man, hardened by experience and living on the fringes of society, who is determined to change his fate for the better.“I met Dalibor at the beginning of the pandemic, when we visited a small traveling circus with cinematographer Michaela Hošková. What really impressed me about him was his demeanour, a mixture of kindness and childlike naivety contrasted with pretend boyish roughness. It's amazing that despite all the traumas, he didn't become bitter, but found his own specific way to cope with the pain.” — Roman Ďuriš
Source: Film New Europe
biography
Roman Ďuriš (1988) studied film and television directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. His short graduation film Something Is Happening premiered at the 41st Cairo International Film Festival. Fakir, which he presented at the Ex Oriente workshop and IDFA Project Space, is his feature documentary debut. He is currently completing his second film, Children of the Moon Country.more about film
director: | Roman Ďuriš |
producer: | Simona Bago Móciková, Michal Sikora, Adriana Rędzia |
script: | Roman Ďuriš, Michaela Hošková |
photography: | Michaela Hošková |
editing: | Jakub Fišer |
music: | Vladislav Šarišský |
sound design: | Michal Horváth |
Line Producer: | Jana Struhárová Gerthoferová |
contact
Michal Sikora / Lonely Production michal@lonelypro.czScreening time
Wednesday 30. 10. 2024, 17:00
Kino DKO I
Thursday 31. 10. 2024, 19:00
Kino DKO II
Friday 01. 11. 2024, 10:00
Kino Dukla – Edison
Film at festival
premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
festival edition: | 2024 |
section: | Czech Joy |
awards: | Nejlepší kamera |
language: | Romany, Czech, Slovak |
subtitles: | Czech, English |
colour: | Colour |
Info
director: | Roman Ďuriš |
original title: | Pokiaľ ja žijem |
country: | Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland |
year: | 2024 |
running time: | 82 min. |