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Completed - SLOVAKIAN, GERMAN - Drama - 93 minutes

Log Line

A guest-worker in Germany, Milan (40), discovers that back home in Slovakia his teenage son has become involved with home guards when he is accused of bullying and killing a classmate. The father starts searching for the truth about what happened, the truth about himself...

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Marko SKOP
Writer(s) : Marko ŠKOP
Cast : Milan ONDRIK, Frantisek BELES, Zuzana KONECNA, Lubomir PAULOVIC, Katarina KORMANAKOVA, Maximilian DUSANIC, Daniel FISCHER, Csongor KASSAI, Anikó VARGOVÁ, Marek GEIŠEBERG

Producer(s) : Marko ŠKOP (ARTILERIA, S.R.O.), Ján MELIŠ (ARTILERIA, S.R.O.), Petr OUKROPEC (NEGATIV FILM PRODUCTIONS), Pavel STRNAD (NEGATIV FILM PRODUCTIONS)

Synopsis

Milan (40) has three children and does construction work in Germany in order to provide for his family in Slovakia. While visiting his home over Christmas he discovers that his eldest son Adam is a member of a para-military youth group. The boy is involved in bullying and the death of a class-mate. The father has to decide what to do. In this process, along with his wife, he comes to discover the real truth about their son, their family, themselves and the community around them.

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Country(ies) : SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC

Festivals and Awards

Karlovy Vary 2019


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