Synopsis

The year is 1980. Michal and Juraj are students at a theological seminary in totalitarian Czechoslovakia. Fearing the dissolution of their school, the tutors are moulding the seminarians into a shape satisfactory to the ruling Communist Party. Each of the young students must decide if he will give in to the temptation and choose the easier way of collaborating with the regime, or if he will subject himself to draconian surveillance from the secret police.

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Director
Ivan Ostrochovský
Producer
Ivan Ostrochovský, Albert Malinovský, Katarína Tomková
Story
Marek Leščák
Screenplay
Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Marek Leščák, Ivan Ostrochovský
DoP
Juraj Chlpík
Editor
Jan Daňhel, Martin Malo, Maroš Šlapeta
Music
Miroslav Tóth, Cristian Lolea
Sound
Tobiáš Potočný
Costumes
Katarína Hollá 
Cast
Samuel Skyva, Samuel Polakovič, Milan Mikulčík, Vladimír Strnisko, Vlad Ivanov
Production
Punkchart films (SK)
Co-production
Point Film (RO), Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska (SK), Negativ (CZ), Film and Music Entertainment (IE), Libra Film Productions (RO), Hai Hui Entertainment (RO), sentimentalfilm (SK)
Budget
1 635 000 €
Support
Audiovizuálny fond, Eurimages, Ministerstvo kultúry SR, CNC, Státní fond kinematografie, Bratislavský samosprávny kraj, Romanian Public Television
Co-production forums
Pitch&Feedback - Karlovy Vary IFF 2015 Connecting Cottbus 2015 Arras Days 2015 – CNC Award for Best Project Industry Days Febiofest IFF 2016 Works in Progress Les Arcs FF 2018 Works in Progress - Les Films de Cannes a Bucarest 2018 & 2019
World premiere
Berlinale 2020, Germany
Release
SK: 12/2020, FILMTOPIA
Previous title
The Disciple, The Renegade
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