‘Broken Voices’ Review: Ondřej Provazník’s Solo Debut Tackles Themes of Sisterhood, the Power of Authority, and Sexual Abuse in Prague Girls' Choir – Karlovy Vary 2025
Broken Voices wins a Special Jury Mention for Kateřina Falbrová’s performance and the Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film at the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Broken Voices premiered in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. After gaining attention for his work on several documentaries (awarded in Jihlava) and the fiction feature Old-Times with Martin Dusek in 2019 — a project that earned nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Czech Lions — Ondřej Provazník makes a powerful solo debut with Broken Voices. The film is the only Czech fiction feature in the Crystal Globe Competition, yet it stands out as one of the major successes at this year’s Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Set within the confines of a prestigious girls' choir in Prague, the film follows Karolina (Kateřina Falbrová), a 13-year-old prodigy in younger class who dreams of advancing to the main upper class, where her ...