The Czech Republic selects documentary feature “If Pigeons Turned to Gold” as its entry for the Academy Awards’ Best International Feature Film category. The film is directed by Pepa Ljubojacki, and both outlets report that it has earned recognition, including a Berlin award.
Both sources describe the documentary’s subject matter as the lives of Ljubojacki’s brother and two cousins, focusing on how addictions strain and gradually damage relationships, homes, and a sense of safety. Deadline adds that the production is shot over roughly five years, indicating a long-term observational approach. The Hollywood Reporter similarly emphasizes the film’s DIY aesthetic, presenting it as an intimate, handcrafted style of storytelling.
Across the reports, the main points are consistent: it is the Czech submission for the upcoming 99th Academy Awards, it is directed by Pepa Ljubojacki, and it centers on addiction’s effects on family members, told over an extended period with a low-budget visual approach.
