Tereza Nvotová ’s “ Father ” has won the Golden Eye award at Zurich Film Festival .

Showcased in the Feature Film Competition – dedicated to first, second and third feature films by emerging directors – the Slovak-Czech-Polish drama impressed jurors Reinaldo Marcus Green, Leonie Benesch, Carlo Cresto-Dina, Ali Asgari and Nicole Reinhard.

“We were deeply moved by the craft and the humanity of this film,” they stated, discussing the story of “an ordinary family facing extraordinary circumstances.”

“Its central character is neither a villain nor a hero, but a flawed human being caught in a single, devastating mistake. The film shows how that mistake can shatter what we love most, and yet it is, at its heart, about compassion, hope, and the resilience of the human spirit.”

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