Rites (2023)

A twelve-year-old Michal was born with a cleft lip. He feels inadequate because of his deformed face. His only friend Ondra convinces him to join a street gang to finally break free from a position of an outsider. Two friends have one afternoon to show they have what it takes to pass the admission to the gang. Michal desperately wants to prove he is good enough, but the tempting adventure suddenly turns into an initiation ritual into adulthood.

Released May 18, 2023 15 min 18+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: tmdb.coming-of-age, tmdb.student-film, mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Cinémotif Films, FAMU

Country: Czech Republic
Production Country: Czech Republic
Languages: Czech