The Way Out (2014)

Original title

Cesta ven

Directed by

Petr Václav

Genre

drama film

Country

Czech Republic, France

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Romani woman in the Czech Republic struggles to create a stable life for her family. She fights against both discrimination from the outside world and the difficult traditions within her own community.

rawgrittytensesombersocially consciousgroundedemotionally drainingunflinching

What happens

The Way Out (Czech: Cesta ven; French: Je m’en sortirai) is a 2014 Czech-French social drama film directed by Czech director Petr Václav. It premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. The film won seven Czech Lion awards, including selected Best Czech Film of 2014 and Best Director. According to Variety, The Way Out is a story of a "young gypsy woman trying to lead a 'normal' life [...] in a constant battle against prejudice and her own community's entrenched behavior." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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