Tag Archives: Slovak

A Path Across the Danube
7.1

A Path Across the Danube

In WWII, Czechoslovakia split into the Slovak State and the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Former pilot Viktor Lesa works for the Slovak ...
I Love, You Love
6.5

I Love, You Love

Jun. 01, 1989

I Love, You Love

The drama called I Love, You Love was made in 1980 but because of the absurd ideological ban, the film entered cinemas nine years later. Pišta is ...
Miki
7.5

Miki

Aug. 15, 2024

Miki

In the 1990s post-communist Slovakia, former woods worker Miki takes his chances to start doing business at a local level and climb up the ladder ...
Nightsiren
6.5

Nightsiren

Sep. 29, 2022

Nightsiren

A young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ...
Miraculous Virgin
6.7

Miraculous Virgin

Nov. 18, 1966

Miraculous Virgin

A film adaptation of the novelette of the same title written by Dominik Tatarka depicts the life of a young generation of artists that was formed ...
Before Tonight Is Over
7.2

Before Tonight Is Over

Mar. 25, 1966

Before Tonight Is Over

Two female clerks using up their savings to enjoy a few days of carefree life, two plumbers looking for an erotic adventure, a building ...
Paper Heads
7.6

Paper Heads

May. 01, 1996

Paper Heads

Dušan Hanák’s final film: a bitter documentary about the history of Communism in Czechoslovakia. Release: Papierove hlavy AKA Paper Heads ...
Réveillon
7.4

Réveillon

Oct. 19, 2023

Réveillon

The Varchals try to celebrate the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, but their father suffers a heart-attack after damning evidence is revealed that ...
A Pact with the Devil
7.1

A Pact with the Devil

Jan. 01, 1967

A Pact with the Devil

A comedy about five students who are un-justly suspected of trying to lose their virginity before their graduation. The five girls first try to ...
Summer Rebels
6.1

Summer Rebels

Aug. 13, 2020

Summer Rebels

Slovakian school boy Jonas (11) won’t take no for an answer from his widow mother to spend the Summer holiday with his cool paternal ...
King Thrushbeard
6.9

King Thrushbeard

Dec. 01, 1984

King Thrushbeard

A fairy-tale about a beautiful but very haughty princess Anna who cruelly mocks each of her suitors. Finally she is forced by the king to marry a ...
Scumbag
6.5

Scumbag

Feb. 06, 2020

Scumbag

Somewhere under the mountains, the country is dominated by high-ranking criminals, people linked to politics, the mafia, but also to the police, ...
Wolves’ Lairs
6.9

Wolves’ Lairs

Dec. 25, 1948

Wolves’ Lairs

This drama from the times of Slovak National Uprising is situated in a small Slovak village. It is the tragical story of a widow and her four ...
Fentasy
6.2

Fentasy

Mar. 14, 2024

Fentasy

The story follows the ambitions of two young individuals hungry for quick wealth. However, their path takes a treacherous turn as they venture ...
Vojna policajtov
0

Vojna policajtov

A solitary police operative skilfully moves on the edge of the law in the wild atmosphere of the East Slovak underworld in the early 90s.
Síla lidskosti – Nicholas Winton
8.4

Síla lidskosti – Nicholas Winton

A gripping documentary about the courage and determination of a young English stockbroker who saved the lives of 669 children. Between March 13 ...
Invalid
7.9

Invalid

Feb. 09, 2023

Invalid

Grumpy handyman Laco loses everything to a group of mobsters. Now wheelchair-bound and with his life spiraling, it’s his new friend Gabo, a ...
Loli paradicka
6.5

Loli paradicka

Milan, a fairground salesman, discovers that Veronka has stolen one of his caramel cakes; since she was hungry, he takes pity on her and decides ...
The Interpreter
6.8

The Interpreter

Mar. 01, 2018

The Interpreter

80-year-old Ali Ungar comes across a book by a former SS officer describing his wartime activities in Slovakia. He realises his parents were ...