Black Peter

Awarded at the Locarno Film Festival, Black Peter is a biting tragicomedy about the disorientation of adolescence and the hypocrisy of the adult world. Peter, a 16-year-old, lands his first job at a small supermarket, where he is assigned to watch for potential shoplifters—a task that exposes, with irony and unease, the absurdity of social rules and the conflict between generations. Considered a pioneering milestone of the Czech New Wave, the film combines sharp humor, social observation, and subtle naturalism to portray the transition to adulthood.