Frankie The Armless

A grotesque about a boy who couldn’t embrace his sweetheart.

The stork that carried him to his parents had bitten off his arms, so Francis was born without them. Nevertheless, he brims with sincere enthusiasm that istotally contagious – even at times when optimism is the only wealth he hasleft. He learns to do everything a boy needs with his feet – to pick up a stone and throw it over the church, to fly a kite, to flick marbles and also to fight. The girls at school are wearing shorter skirts, Francis has just received an offer from a freak-show and more cripples are coming back home fromthe front. Set against the modern Czech history, the pitch-black comedy based on real events and focused on the tense moments of Francis’ life tells a story of a stubborn man seeking to break free from his fate and environment in a great fight for human dignity.

Premiere: 30. 9. 2019
Directed by: F. X. Kalba