A germanist from Comenius University in Bratislava, Jozef Tancer is seeking out near-defunct german dialects which have been moulded into unique forms within the territory of current Slovakia for more than 700 years. His scientifi c interest increasingly becomes more and more personal. By means of unknown, suppressed stories, he learns about the dramatic events […]
In the late 20th century, Slovak Himalayan mountaineering experienced some noted successes but also failures. Through the eyes of one generation of climbers, the documentary Addicted to Altitude shows the evolution of Slovak Himalayan mountaineering from the very first expeditions to the bold assaults on the world’s highest mountain.
Toman is a historical drama about Zdeněk Toman, the real-life conflicted person who headed the Department of Foreign Intelligence. He significantly influenced political developments in Czechoslovakia in 1945–1948, activities which substantially contributed to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia seizing power in a coup in 1948.
“Beware of old people, they have nothing to lose.” The story of a retired teacher who becomes angry about the whole world. She doesn’t want to spend the rest of her life as a victim who always has to give in. She buys an illegal gun, learns to shoot, and then points it at a […]
The Christmas film filled with magic is interwoven with fantasy and virtually anything can happen in it. Albert, the main protagonist, is unhappily in love with his friend’s sister. Thanks to a good deed he is granted one wish from a magical old man, but with it comes the difficult question – how to make […]
2123. Faced with diminishing resources, the human race can only survive through a trade-off: at the age of 50, every citizen is gradually turned into a tree. When Stefan discovers that his beloved wife Nora has voluntarily signed up for donating her own body before her time, he sets out on an adventurous journey to […]
Rosťa Novák, the principal of the Cirk La Putyka ensemble, artistic workaholic and perfectionist, agrees to pursue a joint project with a group of acrobats from Rwanda. For the first time in his life, Rosťa travels to Africa, to create a circus show about the clash of different cultures. How will he cope with the […]
Documentary about the Occupation, as seen through the eyes of the occupiers. Five countries from the Warsaw Pact occupied Czechoslovakia in 1968. Fifty years later, five directors from these five countries shoot five short films about the invasion from the perspective of the people who played the part of the occupiers.
Olga Sommerová’s full-length documentary about the world-famous opera singer and actress Soňa Červená is the story of a woman whose humble history, private and public life were influenced by the great events of 20th century Europe. Her artistic career included a hundred opera roles in four thousand performances on the stages of five continents.