CZECH REPUBLIC, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA

I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE Už t? nemám rád

2023 – DCP – colore – 110’

Direction: Zden?k Jiráský

Screenplay: Zden?k Jiráský

Cinematography: Michal ?erný

Editing: Petr Turyna

Music: Anna Vaverková, Berlin Manson, Pain Palace, Vanessa Weisz, Disco Ocultista, Prezident Lourajder

Cast: Daniel Zeman (Marek), Maisha Romera Kollmann (Tereza), Anita Krausová (madre di mother of Marek), Marian Mitaš (padre di father of Tereza), Réka Derzsi (madre di mother of Tereza), Marin Grigore (uomo del ghetto ghetto’man)

Producers: Jordi Niubó in coproduzione con in coproduction with Silvia Panáková, Anamaria Antoci

Production: I/O Post Company (Cz) in coproduzione con in coproduction with Arina Film Production (SK), Tangaj Production (RO)

synopsis

Thirteen years old Marek shoots videos with social themes, making him an outsider among his classmates. At home, his peaceful relationship with his mother is disrupted by his mother’s new acquaintance. In the most sensitive phase of his life, Tereza enters his path. Despite their social differences, they develop a liking for each other. Soon teenage games spiral out of control with a simulated kidnapping, culminating in a runaway from home. They board a train and a series of spontaneous adventures pursue until they get lost in a labyrinth of endless freedom. The attraction of desperation turns into the taste of loneliness and fear of the unknown and emotional outbursts begin to drown in the loss of illusions.

the director: Zden?k Jiráský

Born in 1969, script writing MA degr ee at FAMU, after film studies directed several successful documentaries, his first feature Flower Buds (Poupata) received 4 Czech Academy Awards incl. Best Feature and Best Director, also won Silver Hugo at Chicago IFF, Flash Forward Award at Pusan IFF, and FEDEORA Award at the Karlovy Vary IFF.

director’s statement

“The concept of the story of two children on a journey was rooted in the tradition of realism. Our method aimed for maximum creative freedom. I was intrigued by a certain impenetrability of the teenage world, the desire for free thinking and independence. We often improvised, considering the naturalness of the child actors. The focus was primarily on authenticity and truthfulness; I didn’t want to moralize.”

filmography

2011 Poupata (Flower Buds)

2015 V tichu (In Silence) 

2018 B?h s námi (God be with us, TV film) 

2021 Kryštof 

2023 Už t? nemám rád (I Don´t Love You Anymore)

awards and festivals

2023 Warsaw IFF – Main Competition

2023 Black Nights FF – Youth and Children’s Films