“The production of the film was based on the principles of green film: no aggregates, lighting equipment or catering. We tried to merge with the forest, which is one of the protagonists of the film. We did location scouting on bicycles and only used one car for the child actors on set. In this spirit, we want to continue distribution as well. The posters will be on recyclable paper, all materials online and we travel to Berlinale by train,” director and producer Mira Fornay told FNE.

She - Hero tells the story of a little girl Romy. She has a budgie called Mimi, and Mimi gets lost. Romy’s determination to find her budgie brings her out into the ancient woods, where she meets all sorts of everyday characters, each with their own story. She’ll not only make new friends along the way, but mainly she enjoys her adventure.

Rozmarína Willems, Cyprián Šulej, Veronika Kořínková and Dagmar Kusá play the main roles.

The film is the debut of young Slovak cameraman Simona Weisslechner.

“As part of the premieres at the Berlinale and in Slovakia, we want to launch a charity event to support refugee children who have lost their homes or have parents in prison, as well as to support guerilla gardening in permaculture and trees. We are happy that thanks to the Berlinale premiere, our message will have a wider reach”, Fornay also said.

She - Hero is produced by Fornay´s MIRAFOX in coproduction with RTVS. The film was supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Bratislava City Foundation. Zuzana Czaková is the executive producer.

The 37 shooting days took place in the forests around Bratislava during the summer of 2022.

Filmtopia is the Slovak distributor of the film.

Production Information:

Producer:
MIRAFOX (Slovakia)
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Coproducer:
RTVS

Credits:
Director: Mira Fornay
Story, screenplay: Mira Fornay
DoP: Simona Weisslechner
Editor: Mira Fornay
Editing supervisor: Uršula Lesiak
Music: Michal Kindernay
Costume designer: Nataša Štefunková
Sound: Jan Čeněk
Color gradist: Matej Šalko
Asistent director: Adam Beran
Cast: Rozmarína Willems, Cyprián Šulej, Veronika Kořínková, Dagmar Kusá, Roman Lipka, Bohuslav Zárychta, Margita Mrvová, Mária Fornayová, Emil Štvrtecký, Miro Čevela, Jozef Renáč, Jazmína Cigánková, Klára Kořínková, Nikolas Péteš