Dasha Is Coming Back
Dasha decided to visit her birthplace. She does not recognize anything and anyone there – she left when she was 2 years. Despite the passage of time, the memories of the elderly local inhabitants are still not wretched… What does Dasha´s birthplace have in store for her?
After the decades, Dasha decided to visit her birthplace in the beautiful mountain region of Beskydy. Nothing is familiar to her there anymore. She had to leave when she was 2 years old. Her mum was imprisoned in 1949 for helping Mr.Vrba, a wounded anticommunist foreman. Her daddy had been chased by Members of State Secret Police until they finally run him down in the local deep forest where he was in hiding. Small Dasha was brought up by her grandparents in Ostrava, a big town far-away from her native village. Even though Dasha’s memory is wretched, that of local denizens and neighbours is much richer. What does Nový Hrozenkov have for Dasha to discover?
PRESS RELEASE:
Dáša sets on a journey in time and space to discover her childhood and events of her both parents arrest. Without knowing it herself her journey not only puts some weight off her mind but also of those living in the county of Hrozenkov. Finally, injustice of past is spoken out. Finally, sins that happened in the middle of the last century are washed down.
INFORMATION ABOUT DAUGHTER:
Dáša Stachová is merry, down-to-earth lady from Ostrava. She does not keep her views on world, people, and politics to herself. Optimist by nature and in love with life. It might be her happy childhood that makes her views so optimistic. That is why it was inconceivable for me after all that happened to her parents in 50. to tell her to sit down on a sofa and start asking her questions. This woman was different, she needed action.
At first we were planning on a family trip; Dasha surrounded by her two grandsons on the way back to her own past. It turned out in the end, however, that her grandchildren are not interested in a visit of Nový Hrozenkov, Vranč and surroundings. It was a big disappointment.
Nevertheless, the overall message of the documentary is positive. If we can deal with wrongs that have been done, family tragedy can be overcome. It is vital to talk about injustice, wrongdoings, no matter where and when they happened.
The journey Dasha made is of great importance. She had to make it in order to get to know her parent’s friends, get the sense of the atmosphere and understand better the historical situation of 50. And her grandsons? It is them, as well as those who have not been there with us, who this documentary is addressed to.