WOLVES AT THE BORDER

Films

Concorso Internazionale / international competition

di Martin Páv (Repubblica Ceca, 2020, 79’)

Special Mention of the Jury - Ji.hlava IDFF Official Selection - Visions du Réel, Nyon | ANTEPRIMA ITALIANA

Wolves are back! Having been exterminated in the Broumov region in the Czech Republic more than two hundred years ago, wolves have been slowly returning to the countryside and changing the lives of the locals.This documentary looks at the contradictory reactions to their return: while for some people they offer the chance to reinvigorate the ecosystem, others see the wolves as the enemy - killing helpless farm animals who cannot be effectively protected. Are we able to coexist with wolves and with each other?

Martin Páv received a degree from FAMU in fiction film direction, but he soon turned his attention to the documentary format. His debut film Vote for Kibera won the Audience Award at the Ji.hlava IDFF in 2018.The issue of clashing cultures and their mutual influences is one of the principal topics that Martin addresses in his work.