The 1940s. The wartime Slovak state builds its identity on hatred of minorities. After the expulsion of the Czechs, the first Jewish transports leave. The growing nationalism also affects a Hungarian widow, Marika, who loses her job in an arized tailor's shop in the centre of Bratislava. Guardsmen arrive in her village with a clear mission: "To sow Slovak blood in this Hungarian-populated corner of the Slovak borderlands!" Because of her background and the fact that she is hiding a Jewish boy, Marika tries to keep a low profile. Yet she finds herself the focus of two men's attention. A captain of the Slovak Hlinka Guard and a German Nazi officer.
The film is being shown under the banner of the Telegraph Film Club. If you are a member of our Film Club and therefore a card holder of the Association of Czech Film Clubs or ARTER card you are entitled to a 20,- CZK discount for this event. It can only be applied when purchasing tickets on the spot upon presentation of the card.
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Czech subtitles
Drama
Slovakia / Czech Republic, 2024, 129 min
Directed by Iveta Grófová
Programme subject to change.
