Only Beautiful Things to Look At

Synopsis: In Czechoslovakia in the mid-1980s, doctor Ingrid confronts the consequences of a system that intruded into the most intimate aspects of citizens’ lives. An unexpected friendship with a Roma nurse, Agata, raises questions of responsibility, prejudice, and human dignity.

• Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary
• Year: 2026
• Running time: 88 minutes
• Production: Punkchart Films, negative Film Productions, Proton Cinema, Rozhlasa Television Slovakia, Czech Television – Česká Televize
• Director: Ivan Ostrochovský
• Screenplay: Ivan Ostrochovský, Marek Leščák
• Producers: Ivan Ostrochovský, Albert Malinovský, Katarína Tomková
• Co-producers: Pavel Strand, Petr Oukropec
• Director of Photography: Juraj Chlpík
• Editing: Martin Malo, Josef Krajbich
• Production Design: Csaba Lodi
• Music: Michal Novinski

Cast:

• Anna Geislerová
• Simona Boledovičová
• Eva Mores
• Vlad Ivanov
• Eva Bandor
• Attila Mokos

About the director: Ivan Ostrochovský (1972) is a Slovak director, screenwriter, and producer known for films that address complex social and historical themes through a powerful visual style and carefully developed characters. His films Koza and Servants have been screened at major film festivals. In Only beautiful things to look at, he explores the legacy of the forced sterilization of Roma women in Czechoslovakia, examining the consequences of the system and the question of personal responsibility.