We are pleased to invite you to attend a screening of a documentary called “The Law of Love” (2021) on 10th September 2023 at 6.00 pm in Spazju Kreattiv, St James Cavalier, Castille Place, Valletta.
The film is in Czech but with English sub-titles. Tickets are free but booking is required to ensure better management of numbers. BOOK HERE.
Storyline. It looks like Czech society is LGBT+ friendly. But when it comes to legalizing marriage, ignorance and hatred suddenly appear. Czeslaw, and his companions run a campaign to show that the fight for LGBT+ rights in Europe is not over.
'The Law of Love' guarantees marriage for all, regardless of their sexual orientation, and is supported by the majority of the population of Czechia. So who doesn't like the proposal and who does? What is the difference between marriage and civil union?
We follow the tense journey through Czech society, which leads from the collection of petition signatures, through television debates to the debates in the parliamentary chamber that lead to the vote. The clash between the progressive and conservative parts of the population is illustrated by politicians during their performances. Ignorance, fear, and the inability to make any decisions are not the only things preventing legislation. Are we really as liberal as we present ourselves? Will love win out over lies and hatred in the end?
Initial release: August 5, 2021
Director: Barbora Chalupová
Cast: Tomio Okamura, Czeslaw Walek, Petr Fiala, Adéla Horáková, Eva Perkausová, Willem van der Bas, Jan Cina, Ivan Bartoš
Duration: 89 min
Category: Social Documentary
This film is being presented under the auspices of the Czech Centre in Rome and the documentary is being screened as a part of the EUNIC Malta Film Festival 2023, a series of events that are being organised by the EU National Institutes of Culture with the support of various EU Embassies in Malta as well as the Czech Cultural Centre/Embassy of the Czech Republic in Rome.
The screening also forms a part of Europride 2023.
Attendance is free of charge but places are limited to the capacity of the cinema.
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