BROKEN VOICES / SBORMISTR / ХОРМЕЙСТЕР

Leonid Nefedovich
Sep 26
2 min read

2025 / 106' / feature / Czech Republic, Slovakia

In early 1990s Czech Republic, 13-year-old Karolína earns a place in a world-famous girls’ choir, joining her older sister and other driven young talents. Her voice soon catches the attention of the admired and enigmatic choirmaster Machá. Being singled out feels like a triumph, until she begins to understand the unsettling price of that privilege. Inspired by the Bambini di Praga case, the film explores the fragile line where innocence collides with abusive power.

Screenings schedule:

September 26, 2025 at 8:15 p.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Anshlah Hall

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DIRECTOR - ONDŘEJ PROVAZNÍK

Biography

Ondřej Provazník was born in Prague, where he studied journalism at Charles University and scriptwriting at FAMU. Together with fellow director Martin Dušek, he co-directed two successful feature documentaries, A Town Called Hermitage (2007) and Coal in the Soul (2010) and in 2019, they released their feature-length fiction debut Old-Timers. The film won the 2019 Czech Film Critics’ Award for Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor, the Czech Lion Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and the Best World Cinema Award at the 2020 Phoenix Film Festival. In 2025, his second feature film and solo debut titled Broken Voices was premiere at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.