The Way Out (2014 film)

The Way Out
Directed byPetr Václav
Written byPetr Václav
Produced byMiloš Lochman
Karel Chvojka
Jan Macola
StarringKlaudia Dudová
David Ištok
Mária Ferencová-Zajacová
Milan Cifra
Natálie Hlaváčová
Sára Makulová
Přemysl Bureš
CinematographyŠtěpán Kučera
Edited byFlorent Mangeot
Production
company
Moloko Film
Distributed byAerofilms (Czech Republic)
Paramount Pictures (France)[1]
Release date
  • May 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesCzech Republic
France
LanguagesCzech
French

The Way Out (Czech: Cesta ven; French: Je m’en sortirai) is a 2014 Czech-French social drama film directed by Czech director Petr Václav. It premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3] The film won seven Czech Lion awards, including selected Best Czech Film of 2014 and Best Director.[4] According to Variety, The Way Out is a story of a "young gypsy woman trying to lead a 'normal' life [...] in a constant battle against prejudice and her own community's entrenched behavior."[5]

  1. ^ "The Way out (2013)". UniFrance. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ Crous, André. "Roma drama headed to Cannes". Prague Post. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  3. ^ "Cannes: 'Blue Is the Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos Set to Return to Croisette". The Hollywood Reporter. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
  4. ^ "Nejlepším filmem roku je Cesta ven. Sociální drama získalo sedm Českých lvů" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. 21 February 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ^ Weissberg, Jay (29 May 2014). "Cannes Film Review: 'The Way Out'". Variety. Retrieved 22 February 2015.