Prison inmates breeding carp reflect on freedom and missed Christmas dinners. Artful black and white film with anonymous protagonists in a dreary landscape.
Competition for the Audience Award Short Film 2021
Documentary Film
Slovakia
2020
10 minutes
Slovak
Subtitles: 
English
Standing in the water in fishing gear, catching fish and taking in the rugged winter landscape. What at first sounds like a dream for outdoor fans is part of the working routine of prison inmates in the East Slovakian town of Perín-Chym. Their job is to breed carp, which are primarily consumed at Christmas dinners. Marek Moučka anonymizes the prisoners by erasing their eyes in his artful black and white film. He talks to them about freedom and missed holidays.