Slovak Director Plans U.S. Remake of Forced Sterilization Drama
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Slovak Director Plans U.S. Remake of Forced Sterilization Drama

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Slovak director Ivan Ostrochovský is developing a U.S. remake of his drama, “Only Beautiful Things to Look At,” which explores the forced sterilization of Romani women in former Czechoslovakia during the 1980s. The film premieres at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

The upcoming film centers on a doctor, played by Aňa Geislerová, who begins to question the practice of forcibly sterilizing Romani women. Ostrochovský intends the U.S. remake to highlight that this was not an isolated incident.

According to Ostrochovský, “This was happening all around [the world].” He suggests the issue extended beyond Czechoslovakia, indicating a broader historical pattern of coerced sterilization practices. The director’s aim with both versions of the film is to bring attention to this often-overlooked human rights violation and its global scope.

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