38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Člověk Kilimandžáro

Jan Hecht

Image Člověk Kilimandžáro
Czech Republic
2017 Fiction 29 min
A doctor working in a Czech regional hospital has just turned forty and she feels like this is her last opportunity to move forward in her life. However, her ambitions to succeed in nearby Germany were countered by her new colleagues in a small hospital where she started working and most importantly by her family. Film Mt. Human shows, in a humorous way, insights into the Czech healthcare system which is facing crisis and where doctors are leaving abroad.
With : Lenka Vlasáková, Martin Finger, Jáchym Novotný, Nina Mrázková
Screenplay : Jan Hecht, Tomáš Hecht
Image : Adam Mach
Sound : Ondřej Černohorský
Editing : Jakub Jelínek
Production : Alžběta Noll
Jan Hecht was born and grew up in Prague. In 2014 he joined the directing department of FAMU. While there he made several shorts, documentaries and fictions, and cut his teeth as a director. He is currently preparing his first feature, The Tree.