Alena Dolakova Mirrors in the Dark

The film centers on the idea that all it takes is 36 questions to you'll fall in love with anyone. Marie (Doláková), a dancer who has just turned thirty, and her boyfriend František decide to check out this scientific theory for themselves. The question remains, can a questionnaire – no matter how extensive –take their insecurities and fears into consideration? This much-anticipated feature debut by Šimon Holý conveys the fragility of millennials in the presence of others as they try variously to navigate the way ahead. The story is told in a resolute cinematic language, with dialogues and emotion worthy of film noir. Taking a supremely contemporary view of 30-something individuals, the film asks whether we can rely on our love for other people if we don't even know ourselves.