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The third part of the year-long documentary views of Břetislav Rychlík on the human community. After the films One Year (on the lives of seven old people born in the era of the Austro-Hungarian Empire living in the Horňácko region) and God’s Stone Quarry (one year in Northern Bohemia), Black Hearts captures the common view of two directors (Monika Rychlíková, Břetislav Rychlík) and two photographers (Jindřich Štreit, Marie Zachovalová) on four Roma families. The documentary was filmed from December 2006 to December 2007 in a Roma village (Slovakia), rural community (Hungary), industry region (Poland) and suburban Roma community (Czech Republic). The cameramen were Richard Krivda, Petr Koblovský and Miroslav Janek. The editor was Tonička Janková. The film is dedicated to the memory of photographer Marie Zachovalová who died tragically several days after finishing the film.