Dry Season () is a 2024 Czech drama film directed by Bohdan Sláma. The film was co-produced by the company Negativ, Czech Television, the German company 42film and the Slovak company Artillery with the support of the State Cinematography Fund, the South Moravian Film Foundation Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the German Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung.
It was released in theaters on February 15, 2024 by Bontonfilm. It screened on 28 November 2024 as closing film of the 55th International Film Festival of India.
The film is set in South Moravian location known as Moravian Tuscany. It focuses on a conflict between two family clans led by dominant fathers. Josef forces his family to an alternate way of life in harmony and leads fight against local Agribusiness owned by Viktor. Josef's family suffers as he prohibits children from computers, mobile phones and the Internet while his wife Eva has to provide for family and must works at the local Agribusiness her husband fights against. Viktor on the other hand considers land as a tool for making a profit and doesn't care about ecological impact and long-term sustainability. Viktor's son MÃÂra, who has been living with his mother in Prague for over a year arrives to Viktor's place for the holidays. Viktor would like to involve MÃÂra in the management of the Agribusiness but MÃÂra refuses because he does not agree with her father's approach. MÃÂra becomes close to Josef's daughter à ½ofka, but their relationship is turbulent, especially when both teenagers start to stand up against their domineering fathers. Viktor tries to convince MÃÂra not to meet with à ½ofka, while Josef does not like to see à ½ofka break free from his influence. When MÃÂra and à ½ofka decide to run away from the village together, it seems that this will be the best solution for their situation.
Shooting took place in 2022 mostly in South Moravia. Filming locations include KrumvÃÂÃ Â, Ã Â ardice and other locations of Moravian Tuscany. Beside that some parts were filmed in Prague and Berlin.