Synopsis
Dominika lives with her grandmother in the small Czech town of Žlutice. We meet her at a family party on the day she turns seventeen.
The next day, while she prepares for the usual Saturday trip to the disco, her grandma narrates the story of becoming a woman.
Putting on makeup and dressing up for the disco seems to be a rehearsal of independence and a theatrical expression of femininity and beauty. The tension between being dependent and yearning for freedom is softened by close family ties and mutual care.
Technical Specifications
Original title: Sedmnáct
English title: Turning Seventeen
Country of production: Czech Republic
Runtime: 12 min.
Format: 16:9 HD
Sound: stereo
Subs: English
Film Crew
a film by Petr Nuska, Aga Suszko and Pavel Borecký
