{"id":42487,"date":"2025-05-30T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffartfilm.com\/?p=42487"},"modified":"2025-06-20T22:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:25:39","slug":"central-and-eastern-europe-on-screen-stories-between-past-and-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffartfilm.com\/en\/blog\/news\/2025\/05\/central-and-eastern-europe-on-screen-stories-between-past-and-present\/","title":{"rendered":"Central and Eastern Europe on Screen: Stories Between Past and Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"320\"><em>&#8220;The selection of films for this section is always a chance to reflect on how far the world has come in a year\u2014once shackled by communist regimes, now adrift in political, cultural, and social uncertainty,&#8221;<\/em> says section curator<strong> Viera Langerov\u00e1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"650\">The International Competition of Films from Central and Eastern Europe at the 2025 IFF Art Film once again presents a curated collection of works that explore cultural memory, contemporary challenges, and individual destinies. Each film echoes historical experience while offering a reflection on the region&#8217;s evolving identity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"992\">The Slovak film <em data-start=\"668\" data-end=\"682\">AKCIA MONACO<\/em> by Du\u0161an Tran\u010d\u00edk reconstructs a dark chapter of postwar history\u2014the infiltration of the French consulate by the State Security. This docudrama about omnipresent surveillance and persecution serves as a stark reminder of a not-so-distant past.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AKCIA MONACO (2025) ofici\u00e1lny trailer\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_51SsdKJ_g0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In stark contrast stands a present-day war testimony\u2014Ukraine&#8217;s <em data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1069\">Honeymoons<\/em> captures the invasion through the eyes of a young couple trapped in a deadly snare inside their own home. Directed by Zhanna Ozirna, the film is a chilling study of how quickly safety can turn into peril.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HONEYMOON \/ \u041c\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0439 \u041c\u0456\u0441\u044f\u0446\u044c.. 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The characters\u2019 sorrow and despair, as they negotiate the meaning and preparation of the ritual, become a metaphysical journey toward accepting death and coping with the loss of a loved one.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_l1Z56Q5NDc\">Watch trailer on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"2252\">The Hungarian documentary <em data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1793\">I Was Born a Servant<\/em> follows the lives of two brothers marked by poverty, alcoholism, and helplessness, offering a sobering reflection of failed social systems. The brothers only attended school for a few years, learning to read and write at a basic level. Levante and his brother Csaba succumbed to alcoholism and struggle to break free from it. This longitudinal documentary follows Levante into adulthood in Romania\u2019s Transylvanian Szeklerland, home to the Hungarian minority.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"2252\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/manage\/videos\/1087696207\">Watch trailer on Vimeo<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2254\" data-end=\"2836\">A more poetic and philosophical tone comes with <em data-start=\"2302\" data-end=\"2313\">Chronicle<\/em> by Martin Koll\u00e1r\u2014a visual essay on landscape, memory, and human activity. The photographer-director is a keen observer of small everyday moments, seen through his unique surreal lens with a touch of gentle humor. Traversing landscapes across seasons, he places humans\u2014working, resting, active or ailing\u2014into their midst. The interaction is at once destructive and constructive. A visual meditation on the state of our presence in a land where everything begins and ends.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chronicle (2025) \/ International Trailer\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/krNGIgDmQS8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria\u2019s <em data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2859\">Windless<\/em> delivers a quiet awakening of identity in times when we discard the past like old furniture. After his father\u2019s death, Kaoljan returns to Bulgaria and must confront both the memories of others and his own recollections. Though not harmonious, this tension offers him a chance to return and reflect on what he lived and who he was. &#8220;An awakening of a rootless soul amid the remnants of an abandoned past,&#8221; as Bulgarian critics described it. The film won the FIPRESCI Award at Sofia IFF and was named Best Bulgarian Film of 2024.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Windless&quot; - Trailer Ufficiale\" width=\"1220\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-v4_qV0oeYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Polish debut <em data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3479\">This Is Not My Film<\/em> sensitively explores a relationship crisis that culminates in a symbolic journey along a winter sea. Janka and Wanda&#8217;s marriage has slipped into crisis almost imperceptibly. She wants to understand what\u2019s happening, while he resents the constant talk. Eventually, they opt for an unconventional reset: packing the essentials and embarking on a 400-kilometer trek along the Baltic coast. If they can\u2019t make it, they\u2019ll separate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"To Nie M\u00f3j Film | Zwiastun | Dystrybucja M\u00f3wi Serwis\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y2AlE6A3q14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also featured is the Czech musical celebration <em data-start=\"4008\" data-end=\"4033\">The Grand Finale of PSO<\/em>\u2014a documentary about passion, music, and the power of community in a small town. The Police Symphony Orchestra, an amateur ensemble from Police nad Metuj\u00ed, has reached remarkable heights. They became the first amateur group to play the Grand Finale at the international Smetana\u2019s Litomy\u0161l music festival, and performed at the Rudolfinum and Rock for People. The longitudinal documentary captures all phases of collective enthusiasm, exhaustion, and the tough balance between personal lives and professional dedication. A stirring film about the love of music, filled with the joy of shared performance before a captivated audience.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Velk\u00fd fin\u00e1le PSO (2024) HD trailer #PoliceSymphonyOrchestra #dokument\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AkbL0Fizw_s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The International Competition of Central and Eastern European Films once again confirms that this region has a powerful, original, and authentic voice. 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