A dog goes missing. A marriage already did. Twenty minutes to fix neither.
After a sleepless New Year’s Eve night, Jindra and his daughter Bára set out to search for their lost dog. The frustrating situation reopens unresolved conflicts. Bára blames Jindra not only for losing the dog, but also for his recent divorce from her mother. As they wander helplessly through deserted fields, Jindra tries to prove that he is not useless.
Acting
Martha Issová and Miloslav König weaponize silence.
Cinematography
Desolate fields that mirror emotional wasteland.
Direction
Jasiński stretches twenty minutes into eternity.
Director
Piotr Jasiński
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Czech short cinema has a brutal tradition of family collapse dramas—this fits the lineage of Věra Chytilová's emotional austerity.
Martha Issová previously played a daughter in family trauma films; Miloslav König is better known for comedy, making his broken-dad turn more devastating.
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