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.
| Title | Year of the Widow |
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| 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 |
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