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

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.