Archive of films Matchmaking Mayor / Nesvatbov
Czech Republic / Slovak Republic
2010, 72 min
Section:
Documentary Films - Out of Competition
Year: 2011
The former general and current mayor of the eastern Slovak village of Zemplínske Hámre, whose population is slowly dying out, refuses to reconcile himself to this dismal fact and decides to take the fate of the village into his own hands. He organises a major introductory get-together where he is determined to pair off young single men and women. In her situational documentary, presented at this year’s Berlinale, director Erika Hníková watches to see how successfully the mayor fared.
Synopsis
The former general and current mayor of the eastern Slovak village of Zemplínske Hámre, whose population is slowly dying out, refuses to reconcile himself to this dismal fact and decides to take the fate of the village into his own hands. He organises a major introductory get-together where he is determined to pair off young single men and women. In her situational documentary presented at this year’s Berlinale, director Erika Hníková watches to see how successfully the mayor fared.
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About the film
Color, 35 mm
Section: | Documentary Films - Out of Competition |
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Director: | Erika Hníková |
Screenplay: | Erika Hníková |
Dir. of Photography: | Jiří Strnad |
Editor: | Janka Vlčková |
Producer: | Jiří Konečný |
Production: | endorfilm |
Contact: | OutCome, CinemArt, a.s. |
Distributor: | CinemArt, a.s. |
www: | www.nesvatbov.cz |
Guests
Uta Gildhuis
Sales Agent
Erika Hníková
Film Director
Jiří Konečný
Producer
Jan Jíra
Distributor
Ivana Košuličová
Film Institution Rep.