O Baripen

Synopsis

The TV biopic maps the fate of Roma writer Elena Lackova in an intimately personal way. As viewers, thanks to the author's authentic voiceover and preserved archive footage, we delve into her memories of the Holocaust and the communist dictatorship in the context of the play Burning Gypsy Camp. We uncover the circumstances of growing up in a gypsy settlement, her first literary achievements, and her struggle to combine her personal and professional life. We also get to know her life story through her great-granddaughter and actress Alžbeta Ferencova, known as Zea or the serial Iveta (dir. Jan Hřebejk, 2022). The parallel between the life of the writer and that of her great-granddaughter, who also embarked on an artistic career and broke down stereotypes about the role of Roma women in society, creates a timely and transferable story. A crucial motif of the poetic film is also the unprecedented emancipation of the writer for the time.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Vera Lacková
Production	Producer	Jan Bodnár Vera Lacková
	Executive Producer	Jan Bodnár
	Co-Producer	Roman Genský
Writing	Screenplay	Vera Lacková Jana Ondrušová
Camera	Director of Photography	Dominik Jursa
Editing	Editor	Hana Dvořáčková
Sound	Original Music Composer	Jan Šikl ml.
	Sound	Klára Jašková
Crew	Dramaturgy	Jana Ondrušová Miroslava Tomaníková
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