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Filthy

feature film
Detail

Filthy is coming-of-age story of seventeen-year-old Lena. In love with a boy for the first time, Lena longs for freedom and adventure. Her magic world is shattered instantly when her teacher, whom all her classmates have crush on, rapes her in her own home. Instead of sharing her trauma, Lena keeps it secret, even from her best friend. Her pent-up feelings drive her to a suicide attempt. With her family in shock, Lena ends up in a psychiatric ward. Among wild and similarly misunderstood kids, she discovers she is not alone in her experience. After her release, she decides to break the silence and to take action. The anger she feels is no longer directed against herself.

year

2017

director

Tereza Nvotová

screenplay

Barbora Námerová
Tereza Nvotová

countries

CZ, SK

Filthy is coming-of-age story of seventeen-year-old Lena. In love with a boy for the first time, Lena longs for freedom and adventure. Her magic world is shattered instantly when her teacher, whom all her classmates have crush on, rapes her in her own home. Instead of sharing her trauma, Lena keeps it secret, even from her best friend. Her pent-up feelings drive her to a suicide attempt. With her family in shock, Lena ends up in a psychiatric ward. Among wild and similarly misunderstood kids, she discovers she is not alone in her experience. After her release, she decides to break the silence and to take action. The anger she feels is no longer directed against herself.

cast

Lena Dominika Morávková
Roza Anna Jakab Rakovská
Robo Róbert Jakab
Lena's mother Anna Šišková
Lena's father Luboš Veselý
Lena's brother Patrik Holubář

crew

producers Miloš Lochman
Peter Badač
Karel Chvojka
production companies moloko film
BFILM
co-producers FAMU
RTVS
director of photography Marek Dvořák
editors Jiří Brožek
Michal Lánský
Jana Vlčková
soundLudvík Bohadlo
Jan Paul
Robert Slezák
music Pjoni
set designer Andrijana Trpković