by Filip Špinka
Michael Academy, Czechia
Janek is 14 years old. He is bullied at school, he is hurt at home, and the adults around him do not hear him.Every cruelty builds on the next, until he is left completely alone.The only thing holding him up is his bond with his older brother, Radek.Brácha is a hard film to watch, but it is a true story. And it says to every adult: Listen to children more carefully.
Fourteen-year-old Janek struggles every day with bullying at school, a violent father, and an indifferent mother. His only source of support is his older brother Radek, but even he is not always there when Janek needs him. When his classmates brutally attack him, causing him to wet himself, and a video of the assault appears online, his world falls apart. With nowhere left to run, he decides to leave forever. Inspired by a true event from 2018, this raw drama portrays the helplessness of a child who cried out for help, but no one listened.
Director: Filip Špinka
Screenplay: Filip Špinka, Eliska Jarosova
Cinematography: Michael Madej
Edotong: Filip Špinka
Sound Design: Petr Capek, Adam Chvalkovský, Zdenek Procházka
Original title: Brácha
Running time: 29'
Film type: Fiction
Country: Czechia
Completion date: June 2025