28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Peculiarity of Fisherman’s Soul
director: Ivana Pauerová Miloševič
original title: Svéráz českého rybolovu
country: Czech Republic
year: 2021
running time: 77 min.
synopsis
Every year, 15,000 Czech fishermen head to Norway to fulfill their desire to fish at sea. Here they experience moments of mostly male camaraderie, which, like the ubiquitous cigarette smoke, revolves around boyish talk over cans of beer and no one is immune to cabin fever. At least this is the case of six friends meeting in a restaurant in Jihlava. And when the legendary halibut start running through the fjords, the plot of this documentary tragicomedy is taken care of - the compulsive need to catch the coveted fish drives not only the six protagonists, but also the plot of the film itself.
“As part of a comedically humorous narrative, the film depicts the themes of male friendship, unfulfilled dreams, and a very specific type of vanishing male identity.” (Ivana Pauerová Miloševič)
Q&A with Ivana Pauerová Miloševič :
biography
Ivana Pauerová Miloševič (1976) was born in Sarajevo. She graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University and Documentary Studies at FAMU in the Czech Republic. She now works as a director and dramaturg of documentaries. Her primary focus is on social issues. The Ji.hlava Festival has screened her films Diviška (2014), Czech Journal: Children of the State (2017) and Hate Out of Love 3: Story of Domestic Violence (2019).more about film
| director: | Ivana Pauerová Miloševič |
| cast: | Miroslav Holas, Jan Pavlišák, Pavel Šťastný, František Svoboda, Miloš Plott, Petr Vejtaha Przybyla, Jaroslav Dorážka |
| producer: | Anna Lísalová, Alena Müllerová |
| script: | Ivana Pauerová Miloševič |
| editing: | Hedvika Hansalová |
| music: | Džian Baban |
| sound: | Petr Provazník, Petr Šoltys |
