Happiness and Freedom

Happiness and Freedom

Happiness and Freedom

2007, Czech Republic, 75’ & 57’, David Calek

2007, Czech Republic, 75’ & 57’, David Calek

Happiness and Freedom

Synopsis

Two courageous Czech women decide to set up an organization called Berkat (Happiness) with the aim of helping war victims, especially children. They discover the Sputnik camp on the Chechen-Ingush border, the home of 9,000 refugees, who live not only in fear and sadness but also with joy, dance, music and art. They discover the children’s dance group Marsho (Freedom) whereby they decide to organize a trip abroad for them, so that they can proudly present their national dances and music. Their aim was to allow the children to experience something other than the horrors of war, but ordinary life in a warless country.