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Broken Voices

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In early 1990's Czech Republic, 13-year-old Karolína earns a place in a world-famous girls' choir, joining her older sister and other driven young talents. Her voice soon catches the attention of the admired and enigmatic choirmaster Machá. Being singled out feels like a triumph, until she begins to understand the unsettling price of that privilege. Inspired by the Bambini di Praga case, the film explores the fragile line where innocence collides with abusive power.

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Wendy Ide Screen International This sensitively structured psychological drama benefits from first-rate casting (newcomer Falbrova is particularly impressive), and should find plenty of interest on the festival circuit. Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Isaac Feldberg RogerEbert.com Provazník has crafted a riveting exploration of how intertwined social and artistic hierarchies, with their unwritten rules and power dynamics, can turn any such cultural microcosm into a system of complicity. Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Jordan Mintzer The Hollywood Reporter Navigating a familiar subject with delicacy and an eye for emotional detail, Czech writer-director Ondrej Provaznik delivers a subtly powerful adolescent drama with his latest feature. Jul 8, 2025 Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies Broken Voices is the antithesis of a feel-good movie—something that fractures from the inside and leaves a long-lasting bruise. Rated: 4/5 Nov 29, 2025 Full Review Blake Howard One Heat Minute Broken Voices could have been punishing or moralistic; instead, it is quietly devastating, resisting exploitation by emphasising systems rather than scandals, the collective habits that allow atrocity to persist unseen. Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 26, 2025 Full Review Rita Di Santo Morning Star (UK) It’s an urgent story, exploring the culture of personality and the prestige surrounding elite choirs that tend to protect predators. Rated: 3/5 Sep 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ondrej Provaznik

Director

Kateřina Falbrová

Actor

Juraj Loj

Actor

Maya Kintera

Actor

Zuzana Sulajová

Actor

Marek Cisovský

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Synopsis In early 1990's Czech Republic, 13-year-old Karolína earns a place in a world-famous girls' choir, joining her older sister and other driven young talents. Her voice soon catches the attention of the admired and enigmatic choirmaster Machá. Being singled out feels like a triumph, until she begins to understand the unsettling price of that privilege. Inspired by the Bambini di Praga case, the film explores the fragile line where innocence collides with abusive power.
Director
Ondrej Provaznik
Producer
Jiri Konecny, Ivan Ostrochovský
Screenwriter
Ondrej Provaznik
Production Co
Endorfilm, Punkchart Films
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Czech
Runtime
1h 46m