Young Slovak director Jakub Kroner has wrapped the first phase of shooting on his latest feature-length project, Miki. Kroner rose to prominence with the genre efforts Lóve and Bratislavafilm, and was also behind the feature-length irreverent, animated comedy for adults LokalFilmis [+lee también:
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Kroner’s early films centred on people on the fringes of society. “This genre is very close to my heart. Miki is an opportunity for me to make a movie about an anti-hero, the boss of organised crime in the 1990s,” says the director about his project, which is inspired by true events. The combination of genre cinema and true events seems to be a winning formula when it comes to making local box-office smashes. Films like Kidnapping [+lee también:
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Mikuláš Černák was a notorious figure in Slovakia's criminal underworld during the 1990s. He rose from humble beginnings to become a powerful and feared mafia boss, known for his ruthless tactics and violent behaviour. His legacy still looms large over the country's criminal history, and his crimes are still being investigated. Černák is serving a life sentence for a variety of offences, including several murders of his former partners and rivals.

Slovak scriptwriter Miro Šifra – who has penned successful crime projects, such as the television series Rats and Redl, the film The Red Captain [+lee también:
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Shooting will continue throughout the year, and the domestic theatrical release is preliminarily set for May 2024. The main character will be played by Slovak actor Milan Ondrík (Let There Be Light [+lee también:
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Miki is being produced by Mistríková for PubRes, and co-produced by Radovan Gerek (Regia Civitas Productions) and David Blümel (Czech company Europeana Production). The Slovak Audiovisual Fund has supported the project.