Bardotky

Three friends, who turned twenty long ago—three times over, in fact—have been navigating life together since college. While Meda struggles with loneliness and Iva with a marital crisis, it is Valerie who returns from America after many years and brings new energy into their lives, along with the conviction that if they don’t start living now, no one else will do it for them. And so they find a third wind—because it’s hard to talk about a “second wind” once you’re in your sixties. Together, they embark on a journey during which they experience plenty of unexpected situations. They head out to a wild party, then to a coffee shop, and finally end up at a vineyard, where, after a few glasses, they discover that they’ve been hiding one big secret from each other all along. And the real ride is just beginning… *Bardotky* is an unrestrained comedy about women who refuse to accept the idea that their best days are behind them. Instead, they decide to rediscover the joy, courage, and freedom to be themselves. “For me, Bardotky is a celebration of womanhood—a women’s film for women, written and directed by women. And I firmly believe that each of us will find ourselves in the story of one of our three heroines. They show that it’s okay to have wrinkles, to be single, or to want more from life. In short, it’s a film that says: you’re great just the way you are! And I believe there’s a bit of Bardotky in each of us. There’s rebellion, freedom, and the desire to fulfill our dreams,” says director and screenwriter Hana Hendrychová, who created the film together with producer and screenwriter Pavla Krečmerová.