When a widow Zdena discovers her son's hidden identity as a drag queen, she learns that it's never too late to reinvent yourself.“ ”
Synopsis
Widowed Zdena lives a quiet life as a postwoman in a small Czech village. When her beloved son Lukas returns home from France to say goodbye to his dying grandmother, his determination to make her seemingly impossible wish come true leads him to reveal a secret that challenges the values of the village: his queer life in Paris and his drag queen alter ego, Chica Checa.
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Details
Director: Šimon Holý
Genre: comedy
Original title: Chica Checa
English title: Chica Checa
Country of production: Czech Republic, France, Slovakia
Year of production: 2026
Length: 96min
Color: Color
Shooting format: 2K (Arri Alexa mini)
Screening format: DCP
Original language: Czech, French
Subtitles: ENG, FR, CZ
Cast: Pavla Tomicová, Jan Cina, Alexandra Borbély, Erwan Kepoa Falé
Scriptwriter: Šimon Holý
Director of photography: Jana Hojdová, AČK
Production designer: Jan Vlček
Editor: Sabina Mladenová
Sound design: Samuel Škubla
Sound mixing: Samuel Škubla , Jaroslav Fryš
Music: Šimon Holý
Producers: Alžběta Janáčková
Co-producers: Arinafilm (Silvia Panáková), The French Connection (Alexis Dantec, Frederic Bellaiche), Czech televison
Production company: Silk Films
Supported by: Czech Audiovisual Fund, Slovak Audiovisual Fund, Region Ilé de France/Paris Region, Pilsner Region, Funded by the European Union through the Just Transition Programme 2021–2027 and Next Generation EU (National Recovery Plan)
Festivals / Awards
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Crystal Globe Competition - World Premiere
