General Information

Original Title

My zdes'

Author/Creator

Vojtek, Jaroslav, director.

Language

Russian.

Subtitles

English

Published

Slovakia : Mario Homolka, David Corba, 2005.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (76 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00002728

Contents/Summary

Summary

After World War II, the Krnáč family moved from Central Slovakia to Sub-Carpathian Ukraine. After the territory came under Soviet rule, the family was forced to settle in Balgarka, a village in the Kazakhstan steppe, where they spent over forty years. After the break-up of the USSR, the family decided to leave Kazakhstan. In 2000, they sell the family house and set out on a journey to Slovakia, a country they know only from their parents´ stories. Their first attempts to find jobs and accommodation in Bratislava are not very successful. Looking for a place to settle they cross the country from east to west, but find only half-abandoned villages, closed factories and high unemployment. After a long quest, they settle down in the countryside. The parents start working on a local farm and the children enter high school. This new beginning is hard for all of them: the older family members feel uprooted and keep thinking of their lives back in Kazakhstan, the younger ones struggle to study and be accepted as equals. Filmed over a period of four years, the film is a warm personal portrait of multi-generational search for roots and for the future.

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation

Here We Are

Note

Duration: 01:16:00

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1046	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1046 (HU_OSA_00002728.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format