Flower Buds

Zdenek Jirasky's Flower Buds (Czech, 2012) - 2012CLION 10 nomination and 4 win including Best Film, Director, Actor and Cinematography.  A bleakly gloomy - though at times also mischievous and darkly funny - slice of tough life in a snowy and cold remote Czech border town, Flower Buds (Poupata) is packed with a gloriously disparate bunch of dysfunctional folk as they struggle to get by, dream their own modest dreams, but are gradually worn down by the small-town environment (SCREEN). 2012CLION, 2012KVeotw. RATING: 7.