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Cannes Premiere ‘Caravan’ Sparks Push for ‘More Open,’ ‘Attentive,’ ‘Inclusive’ Society for Czechs With Disabilities
Zuzana Kirchnerová's road trip drama, about a single mother and her son with disabilities, has sparked a larger conversation in the Czech Republic.
When Czech filmmaker Zuzana Kirchnerová began working on the script for her feature debut, “Caravan,” which premiered in the Cannes Film Festival ’s Un Certain Regard section, she says she never intended to start a movement. Speaking to Variety a day after returning to her home in Prague, the director opened up about the difficult balancing act for a single mother raising a child with disabilities while also pursuing a career in film. Kirchnerová concedes “it has been a difficult journey,” though she recalls the triumphant moment when her “Caravan” star, Vodstrčil — an actor with Down syndrome — took her by the arm to accompany her up the stairs of Cannes’ Lumière Theater.
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