The Way Out (2014 film)

The Way Out
Directed by Petr Václav
Produced by Miloš Lochman
Karel Chvojka
Jan Macola
Written by Petr Václav
Starring Klaudia Dudová
David Ištok
Mária Ferencová-Zajacová
Milan Cifra
Natálie Hlaváčová
Sára Makulová
Přemysl Bureš
Cinematography Štěpán Kučera
Edited by Florent Mangeot
Production
company
Moloko Film
Distributed by Aerofilms
Release dates
 29 May 2014
Country Czech Republic
France
Language Czech

Cesta ven (English: The Way Out; French: Je m’en sortirai) is a 2014 Czech-French social drama film by the Czech director Petr Václav. It premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] The film won seven Czech Lion awards. It was selected the best Czech film of 2014; Petr Václav won the Best Director award.[3] According to the Variety magazine, 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."[4]

References

  1. ↑ Crous, André. "Roma drama headed to Cannes". Prague Post. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos Set to Return to Croisette". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Nejlepším filmem roku je Cesta ven. Sociální drama získalo sedm Českých lvů" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (29 May 2014). "Cannes Film Review: ‘The Way Out’". Variety. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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