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Quick Info

IMDb
Rating
6.1/10
Release2002
Runtime1h 44m
StatusReleased
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
Production
ALEF Film & Media Group
Slovenská televízia
Total HelpArt T.H.A.
Česká televize
UN Film
Movie

Cruel Joys

2002
1h 44m
6.1
Drama
Comedy

Synopsis

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.

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