Not that I would have taken much notice: dealers, junkies, pickpockets, prostitutes, and the homeless are all a part of everyday life in the center, particularly in and around Wenceslas Square, which I traversed daily for a number of years. Not that many of us do: to the general population, these people have been tuned out, ignored, forgotten.
But she never kicks it; the baby is born addicted to drugs and placed in the care of the state. That film, sensationalistic and raw, blindsided me, and remains unforgettable; in comparison, Katka feels cool and almost ambivalent towards its subject. The matter-of-fact presentation, and lack of any commentary from the filmmakers, creates a slow-burn feeling of unease. The film frequently raises another issue: that of the relationship between filmmaker and subject.
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