Perla
Feature Film, AT/SK 2025, Farbe, 110 min., 29.3. OmeU, 30.3. OmdU
Diagonale 2025

Director, Script: Alexandra Makarová
Cast: Rebeka Poláková, Simon Schwarz, Noël Czuczor, Carmen Diego, Hilde Dalik, Grazyna Dylag, Ivan Romančík
Camera: Georg Weiss
Editor: Joana Scrinzi
Location Sound: Johannes Baumann
Music: Johannes Winkler, Rusanda Panfili
Sounddesign: Atanas Tcholakov
Production Design: Klaudia Kiczak
Costumes: Monika Buttinger
Additional Credits: Art Directors: Brigita Teplanová, Dorota Volfová; Maskenbild: Sam Dopona, Verena Pellegrini;
Regieassistenz: Hanuš Polak jr.;
Herstellungsleitung: Sabine Gruber;
Produktionsleitung: Karin Schmatz
Producers: Arash T. Riahi, Sabine Gruber; Co-Produzent:innen: Tomáš Krupa, Ruth Beckermann
Production: Golden Girls Film
Co-production: Hailstone (SK), Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion (AT)
Vienna, 1981. After fleeing from Czechoslovakia, Perla has built a new life for herself and her daughter Julia. When Julia’s father claims to be seriously ill, Perla’s past catches up with her—and she returns to her former homeland to make a final decision. A film about the possibility to change and the strength it takes to do so.