Nikdy sa nevrátili | in production | SK – CZ – US | 90 min. | documentary | creative documentary | biography

The Consequences of Truth

Director
Denis Dobrovoda
Producer
Silvia Panáková, Jakub Pinkava
Story
Denis Dobrovoda
Screenplay
Denis Dobrovoda
DoP
Peter Bencsík, Šimon Hudák
Editor
Michael Nollet
With
Alfréd Wetzler, Rudolf Vrba, Gerta Vrbová, Peter Nausner, Darina Horáková
Synopsis

The Consequences of Truth is a biographical auteur-led documentary that tells the story of Alfred Wetzler, a Slovak Jewish hero who warned the world about the Nazi extermination machinery and helped to save almost 150 000 lives. Yet he was persecuted and erased from history by his own communist government after the war. The film uses a combination of never-before-seen archives and creative reenactments to reimagine a unique life that unfolded against the backdrop of two totalitarian regimes.

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Director
Denis Dobrovoda
Producer
Silvia Panáková, Jakub Pinkava
Story
Denis Dobrovoda
Screenplay
Denis Dobrovoda
DoP
Peter Bencsík, Šimon Hudák
Editor
Michael Nollet
With
Alfréd Wetzler, Rudolf Vrba, Gerta Vrbová, Peter Nausner, Darina Horáková
Production
ARINA (SK)
Co-production
Punk Film (CZ), Slovenská televízia a rozhlas (SK), Česká televize (CZ), Slovenský filmový ústav (SK)
Budget
300 000 €
Support
Audiovizuálny fond, CLAIMS CONFERENCE USA, Jewish Story Partners (USA)
Co-production forums
IDFA 2022, FIPADOC (Co-producer forum) 2023, Krakow (CEDOC Market) 2023, EAST DOC PLATFORM 2024, Dok.Incubator 2024, Bratislava Industry Days 2025
Release
SK: 11/2025
Previous title
Never Came Back
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