New & upcoming Slovak films

Dávid (27) is a substitute English teacher at a Catholic high school he once attended with Maja, Hana and Bažo, his best friends to this day. Although he came out as gay a long time ago, he still tries to conform to society. His friends are his safety net, and Dávid assumes that whatever happens, […]

When teenager Tereza receives an unexpected kiss from her art teacher, she runs away in panic. But Ivan’s enigmatic charm draws her in. Their secret friendship turns into a manipulative relationship that slowly isolates her from everyone—including herself. Only after hitting rock bottom does she realise that her experience of first love was a dangerous […]

Soft Hours is a psychological drama about Ilona, a woman in her late fifties whose son went missing during a trip to Slovakia. Crushed by grief, she hires Leon, a young sex worker, to impersonate him. A strange bond forms between them, but it cannot fulfill their longing. Ilona is eventually forced to face her […]

When Magda receives a long-awaited letter from John, her life becomes extraordinary. This poetic film intertwines a charming everyday life in the harmonious union of two beings with a meta-universe of moments of loneliness. A fleeting summer memory of the dark side of the Moon. 

In a grim Slovak village, Jan lives in isolation, shunned for refusing to drink—the villagers’ only escape from despair. One evening, a mysterious stranger appears, embodying both temptation and hopelessness. As the visits continue, Jan’s grip on reality weakens. The story asks: Is it better to escape through illusion or face life’s painful truth?

In post-annexation Ukraine, a son’s quest to uncover the truth behind his father’s disappearance entangles him in a dangerous legacy of crime, betrayal, and hidden Soviet secrets.

Liquid Bread is a three-generational ensemble dramedy about a slovak family living near the Hungarian border.

Viki starts a new job at the department of material need of the welfare office and soon realizes how mentally demanding the job is. At her desk, people affected by poverty come and go. Through Viki, we observe how an inflexible system struggles to respond to their life situations. Viki increasingly finds herself in conflict […]