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A story inspired by true events about two children
whose innocent play will change their lives forever.
LITTLE HARBOUR NOW ON THE DVD
(with English subtitles and extended content)

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A story inspired by true events about two children whose innocent play will change their lives forever.
In Slovak cinemas from 16 March 2017.

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ABOUT FILM LITTLE HARBOUR

A story inspired by true events about two children whose innocent play will change their lives forever.
Ten years-old and living with a mother who is not yet ready to be a Mum, Jarka is pushed by her desire to love and form a family to the point where she finds herself giving shelter to two abandoned twin babies.
A new Slovak film based on the successful book The Fifth Boat by Monika Kompaníková, which became the Slovak Book of the Year in 2010.
Second feature film by director Iveta Grófová; whose debut, Made in Ash, was nominated as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2012.
The film was financially supported by the Audiovisual Fund (SR), Eurimages, State Fund for Cinematography (CZ), The Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic, Creative Europe – Media and Bratislava Self-Governing Region.

© Hulapa film, s.r.o., endorfilm s.r.o., Katapult Film Kft., Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Silverart, s.r.o. 2017

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Film LITTLE HARBOUR had its world premiere at IFF Berlinale 2017 where it was awarded with a Crystal Bear for The Best Film in Generation Kplus section.

„We selected a film that is creative and authentic. It’s about two children who create a little world of their own rules. We found the story very moving and the actors are very believable too.“, members of the Children’s Jury reasoned their decision.

Ukážky z filmu Piata loď / Little harbour

ABOUT FILM LITTLE HARBOUR

A story inspired by true events about two children whose innocent play will change their lives forever.

Ten years-old and living with a mother who is not yet ready to be a Mum, Jarka is pushed by her desire to love and form a family to the point where she finds herself giving shelter to two abandoned twin babies.

A new Slovak film based on the successful book The Fifth Boat by Monika Kompaníková, which became the Slovak Book of the Year in 2010.

Second feature film by director Iveta Grófová; whose debut, Made in Ash, was nominated as the Slovak entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 2012.

The film was financially supported by the Audiovisual Fund (SR), Eurimages, State Fund for Cinematography (CZ), Creative Europe – Media and Bratislava Self-Governing Region.

THEME SONG

Kde sa slzy berú

CHARACTERS

Obsadenie filmu piata loď - Jarka

Jarka

Jarka is a mature-looking 10-year-old girl. She is quite used to spending her time alone and is very capable of taking care of herself – she can easily make pasta and wash her own clothes. She is used to dealing with difficult family situations and has learnt never to ‘make a fuss’. She doesn’t cry, scream, or complain. She has created her own world in an abandoned garden shed, where she feels safe, and where she can enjoy the perks of her childhood.

Jarka is portrayed by the young Vanessa Szamuhelová, whom we spotted in the corridor of one of the schools we visited while looking for our actress. During the auditions, she proved to be the best of nearly a hundred candidates. Vanessa is a nice and easy-going girl who can nevertheless express the depths necessary in this role. She can be playful, but she can also act out more demanding scenes. As an actress, she is very natural and unpretentious.

Kristián

Kristian is a fragile 8-year-old boy from a well-to-do family. He and Jarka live in the same housing estate. Thanks to his overprotective parents, Kristian is isolated from nature and also from his peers, who only see him as a target for bullying. He spends most of his time in his room playing videogames.

This character is portrayed by Matúš Bačišin. He is small-framed for his age and there is something fragile in his appearance, but he also has a peculiar charm which is most noticeable in his smiles, gestures, and quips. Matúš really enjoyed the shooting; he immediately understood what was expected of him and had a great time doing it.

Lucia

Lucia is not a bad person. She is just weak. She loves Jarka but repeatedly fails to perform her parental duties. She is reluctant to grow up and continues to act like a teenager. She is very pretty and fragile, but she can also be very cold and cruel.

It was very difficult to cast this character. In the script, Lucia often comes across as too antagonistic. So that she does not seem too one-dimensional, we wanted to cast a young woman whose own fragility would be apparent and even touching whenever she failed to behave properly. We found that in Katarína Kamencová, a young singer and former semi-finalist of THE VOICE of Czechoslovakia.

Irena

Irena had Lucia shortly before she turned forty. Like her daughter, she, too, refuses to perform her parental duties. Irena is sick and needs help, and her relationship with her daughter and granddaughter works a lot like a business deal. Something is always being exchanged for something else. Irena uses every weapon at her disposal to manipulate Lucia and Jarka, including threats and emotional blackmail.

This character was exquisitely portrayed by Johanna Tesařová, an actress with the Czech National Theatre in Prague. She has a wealth of acting experience and is very natural in front of the camera. Visually, she is a great fit for Irena and had all the potential to truly embody the character, which she eventually did.