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Cruel Joys

2002-10-03
6.1
sk 104m
Drama
This simple story is the feature debut for well-known Slovak theater and television director Juraj Nvota. Set in a Slovak village at the turn of the last century, the story teems with passion, and repressed and hidden emotion. It delves into the search for identity, investigating both love and hatred, while dramatizing the tragic relationship between an adolescent girl (Tatiana Pauhofová) and her ambitious father (Ondrej Vetchý). Set against the striking though simple backdrop of a picturesque, even idyllic, landscape - one ostensibly cut off from any important historical, political, or social context whatsoever - the arrival of an unwanted individual evokes the onset of a cruel drama.

Director

Juraj Nvota

First Assistant Director

Jana Garajová

Editor

Alois Fišárek

Sound Mixer

Radim Hladík Jr.

Costume Design

Mona Hafsahl

Screenplay

Scarlett Čanakyová

Status

Released

Countries

  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia

Companies

  • ALEF Film & Media Group
  • Slovenská televízia
  • Total HelpArt T.H.A.
  • Česká televize