Broken Voices

Dyrygent

The Czech Republic, Slovakia
2025
106'
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It is the beginning of the 1990s in the Czech Republic. Karolina, a thirteen-year-old girl, is accepted as a member of a world famous women’s choir, where she will perform alongside her elder sister and other talented girls. Her extraordinary voice soon catches the attention of a renowned but somewhat mysterious conductor. What Karolina sees at first as a great achievement, soon brings a realisation that the privilege comes at a high price. Inspired by true events, the film takes a closer look at a relationship in which innocence is clashed against violence and abuse of power.

Credits

Directed by: Ondřej Provazník

Screenplay: Ondřej Provazník

Photography: Lukáš Milota

Editing: Anna Johnson Ryndová

Music: Pjoni, Aid Kid

Production Design: Irena Hradecká

Costume Design: Marek Cpin

Sound Engineering: Juraj Mravec, Petr Čechák

Cast: Kateřina Falbrová, Juraj Loj, Maya Kintera, Zuzana Šulajová, Marek Cisovský, Ivana Wojtylová, Anna Michalcová, Anežka Novotná, Markéta Kühnová

Producers: Jiří Konečný, Ivan Ostrochovský

Production: The Czech Republic / Slovakia

Ondřej Provazník

A film director and screenwriter born in Prague, the Czech Republic. He is a graduate of journalism at Charles University, and of the Department of Scriptwriting and Dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. He started as a documentary filmmaker, in cooperation with Martin Dušek. The film ‘Poustevna, das ist Paradies / A Town Called Hermitage’ they co-directed won the main prize at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (2007). As a directing duo, they also made the full-length film ‘Staříci / Old-Timers’ and wrote scripts for numerous television series. In 2025, Ondřej Provazník made his solo début film ‘Sbormistr / Broken Voices’ which premièred at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Selected awards

Czech Lions 2026 – Best Actress in Leading Role (Kateřina Falbrová)
Czech Lions 2026 – Best Music (Aid Kid, Jonatán Pastirčák)
Czech Lions 2026 – Best Sound (Juraj Mravec, Petr Čechák)
Czech Lions 2026 – nominations: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Stage Design, Best Actor in Leading Role, Best Actress in Supporting Role
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025 – Special Mention (Kateřina Falbrová), Label Europa Cinemas Award (Ondřej Provazník)