Only Beautiful Things to Look At / Prameň
Golden Kingfisher – Feature Live Action or Animated Films Competition
2026 Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Hungary 88 min. Language: Czech, maďarsky, Slovak, Romani Subtitle: Czech, English
SCREENINGS
1980s Czechoslovakia. The state decides who is allowed to have a child. Romani women are subjected to forced sterilization. Ingrid (Aňa Geislerová), a doctor, has never spoken out against the established rules - she was just doing her job. However, when she comes face to face with the consequences of this unjust system herself, something inside her begins to break. The film was directed by acclaimed filmmaker, Ivan Ostrochovský—director of Servants (2020), screenwriter of 107 Mothers (2021), and producer of Arved (2022)—whose work has been featured at prestigious festivals in Berlin and Venice. In his latest film, he opens a painful chapter of history that remains unresolved to this day. Only Beautiful Things to Look At premiered at KVIFF, where it also won the FIPRESCI International Film Critics Award.
DIRECTED BY Ivan Ostrochovský
CAST Aňa Geislerová, Simona Boledovičová, Eva Mores, Vlad Ivanov, Éva Bandor, Attila Mokos
CINEMATOGRAPHY Juraj Chlpík
SOUND Dušan Kozák, Martin Jílek
PRODUCERS Ivan Ostrochovský (Punkchart films), Albert Malinovský (Punkchart films), Katarína Tomková (Punkchart films), Pavel Strnad (Negativ), Petr Oukropec (Negativ)
SCREENPLAY Marek Leščák, Ivan Ostrochovský
EDITING Martin Malo, Josef Krajbich
MUSIC Michal Novinski
CO-PRODUCER Proton Cinema, Slovenská televízia a rozhlas, Česká televize
