29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

24. 10.–2. 11. 2025
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The Kids in Wonderland
The Kids in Wonderland
The Kids in Wonderland
The Kids in Wonderland

The Kids in Wonderland

Ema Kovalčíková / Czech Republic / 2018 / World Premiere / 38 min.


synopsis

Believing in God is great. The director carries out a social probe into the roots of young Charismatics in his hometown in Slovakia. Pop songs, ecstasy-like states, and modern merchandising all target youth. What do representatives of a generation think about the recent phenomenon, the Charismatic Movement? 

biography

Ema Kovalčíková (1995) comes from Slovakia and is a student of directing at FAMU. Her short films include Pobyt (Arrival) (2014),  Dovolená (Vacation), and Kapitulace (Surrender). She has collaborated on Czech and international projects. 

more about film

director: Ema Kovalčíková
cast: Julo Slovák, Ľubo Petrek, Kristína Turzová
producer: Pavla Klimešová
photography: Adam Mach
editing: Sabina Mladenová
sound: Vojtěch Zavadil, Adam Bláha

contact

FAMU STUDIO / Alexandra Hroncová / Klimentská 4 / 110 00 / Prague / Czech Republic / +420 234 244 307 / alexandra.hroncova@famu.cz / www.famu.cz

Film at festival

premiere type:World Premiere
festival edition:2018
section:Between the Seas: Student Film Competition
format:DCP
language:Slovak
subtitles:English
colour:Colour

Info

director:Ema Kovalčíková
original title:Děti v krajině zázrakov
country:Czech Republic
year:2018
running time:38 min.

Festival partners

Ministerstvo kultury
Fond kinematografie
Město Jihlava
Kraj Vysočina
Creative Europe Media
GEMO
Česká televize
Český rozhlas
Aktuálně.cz
Respekt
Dafilms

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