MADE IN ASH
synopsis
A Romany girl named Dorota has just graduated from high school and she’s eager for life to begin. In Eastern Slovakia where she lives, however, happiness is not just waiting around the corner. So with a heavy heart she bids farewell to her boyfriend and, like so many others from her region, heads for work in the Western Bohemian town of Aš. The small border town with its Czech-German textile factory has become the hope of scores of Slovaks and Ukrainians looking for a better livelihood. But beyond the wages, such as they are, Aš can only promise her assembly line drudgery, long shifts, and unappealing accommodations. Like her peers, Dorota just wants to have fun and enjoy life a little.…
international title: | Made in Ash |
original title: | Až do mesta Aš |
country: | Slovakia, Czech Republic |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Iveta Grófová |
film run: | 84' |
release date: | CZ 15/11/2012, DE 11/06/2015 |
screenplay: | Iveta Grófová, Marek Lešcák |
cast: | Dorotka Bílá, Silvia Halušicová, Robin Schmidt, Jarka Bučincová, Mária Bílá |
cinematography by: | Viera Bačíková |
film editing: | Maroš Šlapeta |
music: | Matej Hlaváč |
producer: | Barbara Kipsová, Jiří Konečný, Ivan Ostrochovský |
production: | Protos Productions, Endorfilm, Punkchart Films, Czech Television - Česká televize, partizanfilm, atelier.doc |
distributor: | CinemArt, Peripher Filmverleih |