Narkoblues

19978 min 14 secFilm: Animation, Fiction

Direction: Bretislav PojarIvan Vit

Production: Michal PodhradskyThérèse Descary

Script: Bretislav Pojar

Co-produced by aiF Studio, the NFB and Ceska Televize with the financial assistance of Leciva a.s., Magistrat hlavniho mesta Prahy, Canadian Heritage, UNICEF International, Premiere Medien GmbH & Co.KG., Télé-Québec and TFO - TVOntario.

On summer vacation a young teenager finds himself hanging out alone on the streets of his neighbourhood, all his friends having gone to the country with their parents. Near his home he meets a disturbing character, a drug pusher looking for clients, who introduces him to an artificial paradise. The teenager discovers a seductive and terrifying world that frequently draws him back to his neighbour. To buy the drug, he empties his piggybank, pawns his favourite possessions and finally goes into his mother's purse where he finds her wallet empty. The pusher is unscrupulous. Unable to pay, the young teenager lets himself be persuaded into committing a theft. The duo is surprised by the police, but the boy manages to escape. The incident leads to a bad trip, which ultimately has a salutary effect on him. An animated film without words for twelve to seventeen year olds.

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Subject categories


  • Families > Adolescents
  • Children and Youth > Children's RightsSubstance Abuse
  • Law and Crime > Children's RightsDrug Traffic and Substance AbuseHuman RightsJuvenile Delinquency

Credits


director
Bretislav Pojar
Ivan Vit
producer
Michal Podhradsky
Thérèse Descary
script
Bretislav Pojar
camera
Ivan Vit
editing
Vera Benesova
sound editing
Vera Benesova
animation
Alfons Mensdorff-Pouilly
Frantisek Vasa
music
Jiri Chlumecky

Awards


  • Award for Most Inspirational Short film or Video - given by the Youth Jury (Ages 13 +)Reel to Real International Film Festival for Youth and Families
  • Chris Award - Category: Health and Medicine International Film and Video Festival
  • Giffoni Film Festival Award - for the Rights from the Heart Series (3 parts) for all-round constant creative achievement and artistic integrity in the cinemaFilm Festival