SERVANTS
by Ivan Ostrochovský
synopsis
The year is 1980. Michal and Juraj are students at a theological seminary in totalitarian Czechoslovakia. Fearing the dissolution of their school, the tutors are moulding the students into a shape satisfactory to the ruling Communist Party. Each of the young seminarians must decide if he will give into the temptation and choose the easier way of collaborating with the regime, or if he will subject himself to draconian surveillance by the secret police.
international title: | Servants |
original title: | Služobníci |
country: | Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic, Ireland |
sales agent: | Loco Films |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Ivan Ostrochovský |
film run: | 80' |
release date: | FR 10/02/2020 |
screenplay: | Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Marek Lešcák, Ivan Ostrochovský |
cast: | Vlad Ivanov, Milan Mikulcík, Tomas Turek, Samuel Polakovic, Samuel Skyva, Vladimír Strnisko |
cinematography by: | Juraj Chlpík |
film editing: | Jan Danhel, Martin Malo, Maroš Šlapeta |
costumes designer: | Katarína Hollá |
music: | Miroslav Tóth, Cristian Lolea |
producer: | Ivan Ostrochovský, Albert Malinovský, Katarína Tomková |
co-producer: | Oana Giurgiu, Tudor Giurgiu, Ivana Kurincová, Petr Oukropec, Pavel Strnad, Sam Taylor, Mike Downey, Marek Urban |
executive producer: | Albert Malinovský |
production: | Punkchart Films, Point Film, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska - Radio and Television Slovakia, Negativ Film Productions, Film and Music Entertainment (F&ME) Ireland, Libra Film, Hai-Hui Entertainment, Sentimentalfilm |
backing: | Eurimages |
distributor: | ARP Sélection |