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Full-length documentary film

  • Language Slovak
  • Subtitles English, French, German
  • Country Slovakia, France, Switzerland, Germany
  • Filming locations Slovakia
  • World Sales Alef Film & Media
  • Release year 1996

Annotation

An emotional film essay about the relationship between an individual and power during the reign of then totalitarian regime. Through a mosaic of authentic archival materials, stories of witnesses and staged performances, the film offers a testimony about different kinds of human rights violations in Czechoslovakia. But first and foremost it is an exceptional reflection upon freedom and oppression of human beings.

Awards

  • IFF SAN FRANCISCO 1997 GOLDEN SPIRE
  • IFF KARLOVY VARY SPECIAL JURY AWARD
  • IFF YOKOHAMA RUNNER-UP PRIZE
  • IFF HONG KONG SPECIAL MENTION
  • IGRIC 1996 BEST SLOVAK FILM
  • KRISTIAN 1996 BEST CZECH FILM
  • TRILOBIT 1996 Annual Award in the Czech Republic for the Best Script and Director
  • Story Dušan Hanák
  • Scriptwriter Dušan Hanák
  • Director Dušan Hanák
  • Director of photography Alojz Hanúsek
  • Editor Patrik Pašš, Alena Pätoprstá
  • Sound Igor Vrabec, Pavol-Ján Jasovský
  • Music Pavel Fajt, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioacchino Rossini, Piotr Iljič Čajkovský
  • Art director Mona Hafsahl
  • Producers Marian Urban, Philippe Avril, Maya Simon
  • Co-Producers ALENA MÜLLEROVÁ, MARIÁN PUOBIŠ, CLAUS JOSTEN