InstituteFestivalProfessionals
EN/NL
Donate
Loading...
MyIDFA
Nothing Like Before
Archive
Nothing Like Before
IDFA 2017

Nothing Like Before

Nic jako dřív
Lukáš Kokeš, Klara Tasovska
Czech Republic
2017
92 min
World Premiere
Festival history

They’re all 19 years old, they go to the same school and they’re all in the same rut. Teo won’t accept responsibilities and is facing expulsion. Renata plays hooky and prefers working nights in a café to earn money for her divorced mother. Anicka and Nikola are making a real mess of things at Memphis Beach, the hotel in Greece where they're interning, and the unpleasant owner makes them mop the floors. All of them are growing up in the Czech border town of Varnsdorf, and there aren’t many opportunities to be had. The idea of independence is tempting, but these young people aren't quite ready for adult life. They're all at a turning point, and the lively montage reflects the adolescents' restlessness and lack of direction. The protagonists in each of the three chapters are filmed at their most vulnerable moments, and their conversations are strikingly natural. Together with directors Lukas Kokes and Klara Tasovska, we're right in there with them. 

Credits
Director
Production
    Pavla Janoušková Kubečková,
    Tomas Hruby for Nutprodukce
Co-production
    HBO Europe
    HBO Europe
Editing
    Klara Tasovska
    Klara Tasovska
Sound
    Adam Levy
    Adam Levy
Screenplay
World Sales
    Syndicado Film Sales
    Syndicado Film Sales
Screening copy
    Nutprodukce
    Nutprodukce
Sound Design
    Adam Levy
    Adam Levy
Music
    dné
    dné