Cruel Joys

Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House

The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 44m

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Release Date

03 Oct 2002

Country

Czech Republic, Slovakia

Language

Czech, Slovak

ALEF Film & Media Group
Slovenská televízia
Total HelpArt T.H.A.
UN Film
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