Josef is a young boy, who is caught in the chaos and destruction of World War I. Despite the bleak reality he never ceases to try to make the best out of what there is and grows from a duty avoiding teen into a responsible commander who helps to bring the Cze- choslovak Legions accross war-torn Russia and Asia back to Europe. This animation short film based on the real diaries of the director’s great-grandfather tries to capture the portrait of a simple man surviving throu- gh extraordinary times. Not as a hero saving the day, but as someone who always manages to find beauty in small details and stay human among both friends and enemies, who are all affected by the horrors of war in the same way, no matter what side they are on.

Animator / Marek Náprstek , Vykintas Labanauskas    Sound / Dominyka Adomaityte    Story / Marek Náprstek    Writer / Marek Náprstek

Completion date / April 2026

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