Ungrateful Beings
• FEATURE FILM – RELEASE IN 8 AVRIL 2026 •

David takes his two children on holiday to the Adriatic Sea, hoping to hold their fractured bilingual family together. His 17-year-old daughter, Klára, struggling with an eating disorder, falls in love with a local boy, Denis. When he is accused of murder, David rushes the children back home. Klára’s condition spirals, landing her in hospital. The only thing uniting her parents is their need to save her. And desperate times call for desperate measures…
Genre l Fiction
Length l 110 minutes
Directed by l Olmo Omerzu
Script l Olmo Omerzu, Nebojša Pop-Tasić, Kasha Jandáčková
Casting l Dexter Franc, Barry Ward, Barbora Bobul’ová, Timon Šturbej, Antonín Chmela
Director of photography l Kryštof Melka
Executive Producer l Endorfilm (Jiri Konečny )
Coproduction l Cvinger Film, Lava Films, Lonely Production, Česká Televize, Punkchart Films, Kinorama, Melocoton Films, RTV Slovenija, Digital District
French distribution l Epicentre films
With the support of :
Czech Audiovisual Fund
South Moravian Film Foundation
Slovanian Audiovisual center
Polish cinematographic institute
Slovak Audiovisual Fund
Croatian Audiovisuel center
Viba Film
World Cinema Support
CNC
French Institute
The Plzen region
FESTIVALS
2025
San Sebastian Film Festival – Official competition
Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Official competition
Cairo International Film Festival – Official competition
2026
San Francisco International Film Festival – Official competition

