The Way Out | |
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Directed by | Petr Václav |
Written by | Petr Václav |
Produced by | Miloš Lochman Karel Chvojka Jan Macola |
Starring |
Klaudia Dudová David Ištok Mária Ferencová-Zajacová Milan Cifra Natálie Hlaváčová Sára Makulová Přemysl Bureš |
Cinematography | Štěpán Kučera |
Edited by | Florent Mangeot |
Production company | Moloko Film |
Distributed by | Aerofilms (Czech Republic) Paramount Pictures (France) [1] |
Release date |
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Countries | Czech Republic France |
Languages | Czech French |
The Way Out (Czech: Cesta ven; French: Je m’en sortirai) is a 2014 Czech-French social drama film directed by Czech director Petr Václav. It premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. [2] [3] The film won seven Czech Lion awards, including selected Best Czech Film of 2014 and Best Director. [4] According to Variety, The Way Out is a story of a "young gypsy woman trying to lead a 'normal' life [...] in a constant battle against prejudice and her own community's entrenched behavior." [5]