Broken Voices

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, and she clearly becomes his favorite. Being singled out feels like a triumph, until she begins to understand the unsettling price of that privilege. The other pupils, and her sister, are resentful of her position. Broken Voices is inspired by the famous Bambini di Praga case, and the film explores the fragile line where innocence collides with abusive power.

The film was honored at the respected Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award and a Special Jury Mention for Kateřina Falbrová, for her performance as protagonist Karolína.