Matys is an outsider who moved from Ukraine to Czechia with his sister in search of a better life. Turns out the situation there is not ideal either. A glimpse of hope comes when Matys manages to get a job in a cottage in the woods. Its owner and the magical surroundings enchant him. The question is how long this feeling of happiness will last.
Paradise on Earth to See / Zahrada ráje
short fiction
27'
director: Vojtěch Novotný
co-producer: FAMU
Official Selection:
15th CinEast: Cinéshorts 2022 (LU)
35th Premiers Plans - Angers Film Festival 2023 (FR)
34th Trieste Film Festival 2023 (IT)
39th FAMUFEST 2023 (CZ)
20th IN THE PALACE ISFF 2023 (BG)
27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - PÖFF Shorts 2023 (EE)
short fiction
27'
director: Vojtěch Novotný
co-producer: FAMU
Official Selection:
15th CinEast: Cinéshorts 2022 (LU)
35th Premiers Plans - Angers Film Festival 2023 (FR)
34th Trieste Film Festival 2023 (IT)
39th FAMUFEST 2023 (CZ)
20th IN THE PALACE ISFF 2023 (BG)
27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - PÖFF Shorts 2023 (EE)
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