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A Good Mind Grows in Thorny Places

Partner: future frames – presented by european film promotion

12-year-old Adam, a Romani kid with grown-up responsibilities lives in the so called Slovakian "hungry valley”, trying to earn cash for energy drinks by chopping trees with his older brother. Adam looks up to his brother for his tree-sawing skills, despite his devotion to a Slovak extremist party.

Details

Duration: 19min.

Country: Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

Language: Slovak

Year: 2024

Genre: Documentary

Topic: Brotherhood, Childhood, Children, Coming of age, Discrimination, Documentary, Every Day Life, Family, Friendship, Homeland, Human Relationship, Loneliness, Magic, Nature, Portrait, Poverty, Racism, Social, Supernatural, Teenagers, Unemployment

Cast & Crew

Production company: Academy of Performing Arts - Film & TV Faculty, Bratislava

Writer: Katarína Gramatová

Cinematographer: Katarína Gramatová

Editor: Katarína Gramatová

Actors: Adam Šuniar, Michal Zachenský, Dominik Vetrák

Festivals & Awards

2024

Krakow Film Festival

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