“Wild Roots,” a drama about a lonely, ex-con bouncer who is reunited with his wild child daughter, has won the Works in Progress Award at Eastern Promises, Karlovy Vary Film Festival…
, the two outsiders bond, but the father’s vehement nature and a family secret stand between them. The Hungary-Slovak Republic coproduction will receive a cash prize of Euros 10,000 .
Works in Progress included eight projects from Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the former Soviet Union, the Middle East, and North Africa. An additional eight projects were contributed through the First Cut+ program, which is for projects from Central and Eastern Europe. Hoping to avoid public embarrassment, the mother discreetly convinces a gangster to put a stop to it all… but things don’t go according to plan and all of their lives collide not just with each other, but with others in the neighborhood.
The jury said the film is a “captivating tale in which the writer-director uses genre film elements to deliver an intriguing look into a society driven by violence.” The film follows a group of teen boys as they party on a deserted island, and then challenge each other in dangerous illegal races to win girls’ hearts, without lights to avoid the police.
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