Ta druhá

The Other One

Eighteen-year-old Johana wants to leave her hometown. She wants to graduate from high school and go to university. However, her final year of school is more challenging for her than for her classmates. She plays an irreplaceable role in her family – helping to take care of her younger sister, who has a disability. Despite all the love, she has to break free from everyone‘s expectations, find her own space, and escape her sister‘s shadow. Can she overcome her doubts and feelings of guilt and dare to put herself first? This observational documentary film explores the long-neglected issue of healthy siblings in families caring for children with special needs. (Czech Film Center)

Director's Filmography (Selection)
Ta druhá (The Other One, 2024, doc) - 3 MWh (2024, short) - Schránky (Shells, 2022, short) - Bude si svět pamatovat tvoje jméno? (Will the World Remember Your Name?, 2017, doc short) - Stavědlo 1. (A Stack 1., 2017, doc short)
Competition Documentary 2025
Marie-Magdalena Kochová
Czechia / Slovakia 2024
color
87 minutes
Czech
OV with English subtitles

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Screenplay Marie-Magdalena Kochová
Cinematography Ludvík Otevřel, Kristina Kůlová, Marie-Magdalena Kochová
Editing Simona Donovalová
Sound/Sounddesign Alexandra Strapková
Music Jonatán Pastirčák
Producer(s) Vít Poláček, Petr Kubica, Aleš Hudský, Barbora Drtílková, Veronika Slámová, Matej Sotník, Tomáš Šimon, Lenka Medová
Production
m3 Films, guča films, Czech Television, FAMU
Additional Credits
dramaturgy: Martin Mareček, Viera Čákanyová, Josef Kokta
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024