Los niños del cura

Una idea que vale un millón, ambientada en la pintoresca costa croata. Exteriores llenos de sol, ambiente relajado de estilo balcánico fresco, personajes cómicos, humor popular e inteligente (excelentes alusiones a la iglesia). Una gran relajación entre los dramas serios del festival, es de buen gusto y tiene un alto nivel cinematográfico. (05.07.2013)

Viděno během Challenge Tour 2015: 30 dní se světovou kinematografií. Film číslo 5 - Chorvatsko. Zpočátku se Knězovy děti tvářily jako bláznivá balkánská komedie, pak z toho byla málem tragédie a v konečném výsledku překombinovaná a ztřeštěná tragikomedie. Tento film mi vůbec nesednul, a i když se chorvatsko-srbský souboj v mojí Tour nedá žánrově srovnávat, Srbové mě svojí syrovostí oslovili víc. (06.04.2015)

It is obvious that this film from the Balkans arouses quite controversial and, in many cases, hesitant and significantly negative reactions. In my opinion, this stems from two facts. Firstly, for quite some time, The Priest's Children presents itself as a lighthearted summer comedy with somewhat provocative themes. However, in the second half, serious tones quietly start creeping in, which eventually leads to tragic moments. In short, you are dealing with a tragicomedy. Understandably, an appropriately tuned viewer will find it difficult to digest. Secondly, the film openly plays with human sexuality and tackles taboo topics using folk humor, which seems somewhat sacrilegious to appreciators of high art. For me, it deserves an honest 4 stars and my overall impression is 85%. It did not disappoint, but there's still something noticeably lacking that prevents it from achieving perfection. (23.06.2019)

It is almost a rule for the Balkans that they can turn a serious story into a total farce, which makes you laugh whether you want to or not. Nevertheless, The Priest’s Children do it exactly the opposite way. When it comes to the story, it is a great comedy, which I at times consider unnecessarily tragic. Well, that’s the Balkans. I think I haven’t seen a single movie of theirs that isn’t at least a little bit tragic. Anyway, I still really enjoyed the The Priest’s Children. With the arrival on a small Dalmatian island I remembered every time I travelled to Croatia and I immediately felt great. I don’t know about you, but for me, their islands are like a small visit to heaven, although the locals probably have a different opinion about that. Nevertheless, the locations made me so excited about the film that I had to watch it again the following day. That’s how happy this movie made me. (21.06.2014)

A folk comedy and exactly the type of film Zdeněk Troška will never make. This is a film that has a lot of humor flowing from the screen. I have never seen such imaginatively-processed running-jokes. Yet what surprises me most is that most films like this lose steam in the second third, only to moralize in the final third. Here they keep it going to the very end. A standing ovation for the filmmakers is well deserved. (04.07.2013)