Fourteen-year-old Barbora lives with her father in the picturesque Slovak countryside. The love of her life is her horse Juno, with whom she competes in western riding tournaments. But Barbora’s naive, childlike view of the world begins to crumble when she discovers that her father, a police officer, is involved in agricultural corruption. She doesn’t […]
Anesthesiologist David’s life changes in an instant when he causes the death of a young boy. He visits where the boy’s family lives, and to find forgiveness he takes a spiritual pilgrimage in search for his essence. David confronts his life and faith with the pilgrims and villagers through their stories and moral values. In […]
When one grows up in a marginalized community of itinerant circus performers, the important period of adolescence in which one’s personal identity is formed can be challenging. Even a young child is already looked upon as a professional athlete. This is the specific reality of our protagonist – Vojto. Tradition is a burden that they […]
A poetic documentary set in a sanctuary for abused and handicapped “farm” animals in rural eastern Slovakia. The film follows life in the sanctuary during the cycle of the four seasons through the story of Blanka, a young mother who is the founder of the sanctuary, as well as the volunteers Emma and Kubo, young […]
It is the year 1944. After ten years of unsuccessful attempts, the Golian family finally welcomes their long-awaited child. But this happens in the midst of the raging Second World War, only three weeks before the Slovak National Uprising breaks out — an uprising to be led by Ján Golian himself. In a country still […]
Financial crisis enters the households of a provincial town and people start to lose their jobs. Two adolescent brothers rebel against their father, a factory foreman, who becomes a scapegoat for the frustrated community.
They are friends for life, an inseparable quartet. Then Hana gets married, Bažo moves to Canada for work, and Maya moves in with her newfound boyfriend Sam. David (27) is trying hard to be happy forhis friends but finds it hard to navigate in a new territory, alone. Will he be willing to grow up?
Monster is a short story dealing with the universal theme of human fear and threat. It brings the topic of global disasters which come to movement through someone powerful at the top of the pyramid. Unfortunately, it is highly topical nowadays.
The story of a family during its half-time of decay.