Broken Voices
Nominees and Awards
- ★ 2026 Best Actress, Best Music, Best Sound, Czech Lions
- ★ 2025 Best Actress, Karlovy Vary IFF
Synopsis
In early 1990s Prague, 13-year-old Karolína earns a place in a world-famous girls’ choir, joining her older sister and other driven young talents. Her voice soon catches the attention of the admired and enigmatic choirmaster. Being singled out feels like a triumph, until she begins to understand the unsettling price of that privilege. Inspired by the Bambini di Praga case, the film explores the fragile line where innocence collides with abusive power.
Team
Director
Ondřej PROVAZNIK
Ondřej PROVAZNIK, born in Prague, studied journalism at Charles University and screenwriting at FAMU. He co-directed the acclaimed documentaries A Town Called Hermitage (2007) and Coal in the Soul (2010), before making Old-Timers (2019), an award-winning feature. His first solo fiction film, Broken Voices, premiered at Karlovy Vary in 2025.
