Films quirky in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival program

The 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF), which starts in the Czech city of the SPA, again offers a mixture of world first and hidden jewels to discover, as well as strong points of the circuit of the festival last year.

As is the tradition, the largest film festival and the central Europe party will feature regional and international films, with Kviff will once again present pure and more bizarre survey films.

Here is THRWatch some of the most unusual and offbeat films that Kviff will take place for cineasts, tastes manufacturers and industry initiates during its edition in 2025, operating from July 4 to 12.

The “Czechoslovak Tom Jones”
Duchoň
Special projections section

Czardas of two hearts,, In the Slovak valleys And I love you – These are the titles of some of the successes that made the singer Pop Karol Duchoň in a familiar name more than four decades ago. Now, the young generations of the Czech Republic and Slovakia discover the heritage of man nicknamed the “Czechoslovak Tom Jones”.

Peter Bebjak (Line,, From the 90s) presents a cinematographic portrait of the singer of Kviff which is based on a play by Jiří Havelka and Róbert called The earth remembers (The earth remembers). The website of the teasing festival that you can expect from a “subtle irony”.

Overall, we have the feeling that “it’s not unusual” is perhaps not the song to describe it.

A demon called Jimmy Jaguar, or Jagu
Jimmy Jaguar
Crystal Globe competition section

“Jimmy Jaguar, alias Jagu, is a demon who derives from the soul to the soul, awakening something dark inside. His hosts become vengeance vessels.”

Thus reads the disturbing synopsis of the Hungarian film written and directed by Bénce Fliegaf. Wait, there is more, according to the festival website: “Why their victims, chosen without a clear model, seem all to share the same strange line?” They are alive only because “it is against the law to kill them”. »»

The film takes place in the “vast ruthless plains of Hungary, where silence is hung and secrets sleep under the ground. Listen carefully, and you might hear silence rumbles with a threat … or catch echoes from a buried past.

Peruvian journey through
Horses anatomy
Proxima competition section

How is it for a cinematographic teaser with a touch? “Vanquished in combat, Ángel returns home to his village in a remote part of the Peruvian Andes. When he arrives, however, he finds that the place has changed completely. What was the 18th century is now the present.”

In this co-production between Spain, Peru, Colombia and France, director Daniel Vidal Toche, who co-written the film with Ignacio Vuelta, dissects what people who live in Peru are fighting today and if there is still a place for revolutionary thought. Ángel is joined in his quest by Eustaquia, a girl looking for her sister.

It seems that the public can expect a ride hell, both in terms of presentation and history. With Angllo Faccini cinematography, Horses anatomy “Takes the spectator in a visually and intellectually stimulating trip through the continuum of space-time, ”promises Kviff.

Eccentric twins
Better to go crazy in nature
Crystal Globe competition section

The last of the writer-director Miro Remo vaguely develops a theme explored in the book of the same name by Aleš Palán and Jan Šibík, who “provocatively asks if it is possible to spend your whole life in one place”, according to Kviff.

In what looks like an absurd journey outside the standards of society, he tells the story of the twins from Francišek and Ondřej Klišík, who decided to do exactly that, far from civilization. “The crazy eccentrics or the charismatic storytellers possessed?” Ask the Festival website.

Anyway, “in their true bucolic enchantment, they offer us every chance of distilling our source of inspiration, those of us who sometimes get bored conformist adhesion.”

An “explosive” film on a Syrian refugee camp on the outskirts of Berlin
Trepanation
Proxima competition section

A co -production in Syria, Germany, France, obtaining the Spotlight Kviff is one of the longest films in this year, with 222 minutes.

And it is likely to provoke a debate, with regard to its summary. “Germany, September 2014. A Syrian refugee camp opened on the outskirts of Berlin. The artist and visual filmmaker Ammar al-Beik has a cabin attributed to seven months and, to survive here, he must film, document and rebel against the conditions of life in exile, and also against the established rules of documentaries and telephone elements. Universe with its own laws.

Al -Beik did not just run the film – it is also credited with cinematography, sound, editing and artistic direction. But its history is shared by many others. Said Kviff’s website on the film: “The singular cinematographic form is flanked by memorable people who, like Ammar al-Beik exile, only seek freedom and truth.”

Convergence alert! The game becomes a player
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II CUTMATIC CUT
Special projections section

A global renowned role -playing game developed by Warhorse Studios de Prague makes its cinematographic debut as a film specially created for the Karlovy Vary Festival. “This distinctive piece offers a powerful viewing experience – a treat both for fans of the cult computer game and for those who have not yet entered its intriguing world,” promises the KVIFF website.

Daniel Vávra and Petr Pekař are credited as directors of the film, which brings the party to the world of the game. The artistic director Karel Och calls it “an exceptionally original contribution to our long -standing goal to present powerful and captivating stories captured in a unique way.”

“It is the year 1403, and the bohemian kingdom is in chaos. While wandering that the marauders betray fear and terror through a kingdom without a clear sovereign, Henry de Skalitz seeks to avenge his murdered parents, ”reads a synopsis. “As a legitimate king’s ally, he is sent to accompany Sir Hans Capon in a diplomatic mission. After being brutally attacked, however, Henry and Hans undergo a series of dangerous adventures that submit them and their friendship in the ultimate test. ”

Forbidden love
Don’t call me mom
Crystal Global Competition Section

“Eva is a popular teacher who is married to the local mayor. Although he betrayed her confidence, she still plans to support her electoral campaign, and she therefore begins to volunteer in a local refugee center. ” So far, so good.

But Nina Knag’s film in Norway, which has made a name as a casting director and who co-wrote the feature film with Kathrine Valen Zeiner, confronts us with a biggest challenge. After all, Eva “cultivates near the 18 -year -old refugee, Amir, who charms her with her poetic talents”, adds the film synopsis. “But the closer they get, the less she has control over the situation.”

Fireworks seem likely. Or, as Kviff says more philosophically: “A drama on forbidden love, Don’t call me mom Confront his protagonists with a moral test while exploring provocatively how hypocrisy can emerge as generosity. »»

The Czech film project inspired by Wim Wenders
The Czech film project
Special projections section

If you are looking for an explosion of the past with a local touch or if you are curious to know how Wim Wenders keeps inspiring Czech creatives, this project by directors Marek Novák and Novotný may be for you.

“At the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders invited several of his colleagues estimated in a hotel room, where he filmed their reflections on the future of cinema,” highlights the Kviff synopsis. “This exclusive documentary survey, Salle 666Inspired two Czech producers to engage in a similar company in collaboration with the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. During the festival last year, they invited around 30 Czech or Czech filmmakers of all generations and asked them `What makes Czech Czech film? ” ”

The result is and ready for its world premiere. The festival teases “an exciting mosaic not only of opinions and opinions, but also ways and personalities”.