Chica Checa (2026)
Find the strong Czech woman in you.
- Genre: Comedy · Drama
- Country: Czechia
- Runtime: 96 min
- Rated: 12+
- Released: 2026-07-04
Zdena, a woman in her mid-fifties, lives in a small Czech village near the Slovakian border. Her quiet life is disrupted when her son, Lukáš, returns home from abroad, claiming to have found success on the Canary Islands. Lukáš’s return is prompted by a peculiar request from Zdena’s elderly mother, Věra, who, nearing the end of her life, asks for a visit from Czech pop singer Helena Vondráčková. This request triggers events that expose Lukáš’s secret life as a drag queen, testing family bonds and challenging the social norms of their rural environment.
- Director: Šimon Holý
- Writer: Šimon Holý
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Alena Doláková is a Czech actress, dancer, and writer. She studied acting at JAMU in Brno and worked with theatre company Kašpar as well as ensembles abroad. She gained wide recognition for her lead role in the drama Zrcadla ve tmě (2021), earning a Czech Film Critics' Award nomination. She also performs stand-up come…
Jan Cina is a Czech actor, singer and dancer. He trained at the Prague Conservatory in musical drama and has become known for his roles in musicals as well as straight theatre productions. He also appears in Czech television series and films.
Jitka Schneiderová [jitka šnajderová] (* March 23, 1973 Znojmo) is a Czech actress. Originally, she did not want to be a teacher, but she graduated from a secondary pedagogical school. Thanks to her musical and movement talent, she decided to join JAMU. Already during her studies, she was a guest at the Brno City Thea…
Erwan Kepoa Falé is known for Passages (2023), Winter Boy (2022) and The Deep Queer Massacre (2023).
Šimon Holý is a Czech film director and screenwriter. He made his name with a trilogy of low-budget films, two of which - Zrcadla ve tmě and A pak přišla láska... - screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. His work is noted for its observational style and nuanced character portrayal.
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