Feature film

Year of the Widow

(Rok vdovy)

For translator Petra, things don’t end with her husband’s death. Instead, a gruelling process ensues. She has no time to grieve. The film charts her first year as a widow, when she has to make decisions and deal with endless things. At the post office, the bank, the notary...

Documentarist Veronika Lišková’s fiction film debut tracks a new widow in scrupulous detail. The screenplay is based on the diary entries Zuzana Pokorná wrote for Respekt magazine shortly after her partner’s death in 2014.

We are linked to Petra’s experience by close-up shots as well as the subjective use of sounds, which the protagonist often can’t perceive under the rush of emotions. More than tears, the film is concerned with the seemingly banal daily activities so vital for Petra to help fill the void, to think of things apart from her husband’s absence.

Women's rights Justice

Basic information about the film

Title	Year of the Widow
Original Title	Rok vdovy
Original Language	Czech
Znění	original audio, children’s films dubbed in Czech
Subtitles	Czech subtitles, select films have descriptive Czech or English subtitles (look for the accessibility icons next to each screening)
Film type	Feature film
Year of Production	2024
Country of Origin	Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia
Length	109 min.
Tags	Women's rights, Justice
Director	Veronika Lišková

All screenings

03/22 15:00	Kino Art Cihlářská 19, Brno			Language: Czech Subtitles: (No Subtitles)	Tickets
03/23 15:00	Kino Scalka Univerzitní kino Scala, Moravské náměstí 127/3, Brno			Language: Czech Subtitles: (No Subtitles)	Tickets

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