28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

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Nationality during Puberty: Mari and Lili

Nationality during Puberty: Mari and Lili

director: Erika Hníková
original title: Nationality during Puberty: Mari a Lili
country: Czech Republic
year: 2012
running time: 26 min.

synopsis

The series Nationality during Puberty, which looks at how teenagers from a different nationality or diff erent faith live in the Czech Republic, tries to overturn mutual stereotypes by, among other things, letting its protagonists film their lives on a small camera. Erika Hníková’s situational documentary shows two young Vietnamese girls from Chomutov: the witty Mari is earning a C-average at a secondary school for the hotel industry, while the introverted Lili has to help out at her parents store after class…  

more about film

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