The Mandarine

In postproduction Latest update: 15 October 2026

The Mandarine
Ošklivá Mandarínka

Czech Republic, Taiwan, Slovakia / 100 min / Czech, Slovak, English, Chinese
Fiction / Debut

In postproduction Latest update: 15 October 2026

The Mandarine
Ošklivá Mandarínka

Czech Republic, Taiwan, Slovakia / 100 min / Czech, Slovak, English, Chinese
Fiction / Debut

Yiou is a young talented Chinese cellist living in Prague and playing in an orchestra. She is in relationship with Slovak girl Greta. Life treats her well, until she fails the audition granting her a working visa. Yiou’s visa is expiring, and she doesn’t have any backup plans. The only option left is to apply for spouse visa with Greta. How to prove their relationship is strong and stable to the authority becomes a new theme of the young couple’s life. Yiou realizes she is now completely dependent on Greta.

Cast / Diana Dulínková , Radka Caldová , Samuel Toman , Maroš Kramár , Lu Huang , Rui Quin , Lucie Zhang    Costumes / Veronika Varcholová    Dop / Michal Babinec    Editor / Michal Reich    Make up / Martina Selnekovičová    Music / Thomas Foguenne    Set designer / Anežka Straková    Sound / Duu-Chih Tu    Story / Piaoyu Xie    Writer / Piaoyu Xie , Vojtěch Bohuslav

Completion date / April 2027

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