Fakir

When the prison gates open after two years, kind-hearted Dalibor (23) is greeted by his damaged family. The only one missing is his younger brother Kevin (12), who lives with their abusive alcoholic father. Dalibor confronts his father and helps his mom with the fight for Kevin’s custody to spare him from further abuse. Caught up in a vicious circle of pain, Dalibor finds refuge in a shabby wandering circus. There, he learns to heal his scars by becoming a fakir.

Roman Ďuriš was born in Levice, Slovakia on October 18, 1988. He graduated in 2018 from Film and TV Directing, at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, Slovakia (FTF VŠMU). His graduation movie Something is Happening world premiered at the 41st Cairo International Film Festival (2019) in the Cinema of Tomorrow competition. His latest project Fakir which participated in the Ex Oriente, IDFA Project Space, Dok.incubator Int. and won Best Pitch Award at Bratislava Industry Days during the Febio festival, had a world premiere at DOK. fest München 2024 followed by several other festivals.

• – DOK.fest Munchen 2024 – DOK.Panorama Competition / World Premiere (Germany)
• – Millenium Docs Against Gravity 2024 – Polish Competition (Poland)
• – Al Este 2024 – Crossed Lifes Competition (Peru)
• – Artfilm Fest 2024 – International Competition of Films from Eastern and Middle Europe (Slovakia)
• – Cinamtik 2024 – Cinematik Doc (Slovakia)
• – One World SK 2024 – Main Competition (Slovakia)
• – Ji.hlava – Czech Joy (Czech Republic)