MovieI'm Not Everything I Want to Be
2024 · Released · 90 min
After the Soviet invasion of Prague, a young female photographer strives to break free from the constraints of Czechoslovakian normalization and embarks on a wild journey towards freedom, capturing her experiences through thousands of photographs.
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