Jenica & Perla

Jenica & Perla

2DES
Director:Rozálie Kohoutová
Premiere:9. March 2015
Length:76 minutes
Genre:Document

One World 2015

Director: Rozálie Kohoutová

Roma teens Jenica and Perla have gone all the way to the Slovakia's Got Talent contest with the dance group, Kesaj Tchave. But now it's time for the girls to return home. Jenica, originally from Romania but now living in Paris, single-mindedly pursues her dream of becoming a hairdresser and integrating with the majority. Her friend Perla, who lives in a settlement in the foothills of the High Tatras in Slovakia, is failing at school and is distrustful of white people. Each girl sees her future differently. But when they dance together, they find what is common to them both. What opportunities do their respective environments offer them?

Length: 76 min

Year: 2014
Local premiere date: 9. March 2015

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic

One World 2015

Director: Rozálie Kohoutová

Roma teens Jenica and Perla have gone all the way to the Slovakia's Got Talent contest with the dance group, Kesaj Tchave. But now it's time for the girls to return home. Jenica, originally from Romania but now living in Paris, single-mindedly pursues her dream of becoming a hairdresser and integrating with the majority. Her friend Perla, who lives in a settlement in the foothills of the High Tatras in Slovakia, is failing at school and is distrustful of white people. Each girl sees her future differently. But when they dance together, they find what is common to them both. What opportunities do their respective environments offer them?

Year: 2014
Local premiere date: 9. March 2015

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic