Archive of films Made in Ash / Až do mesta Aš
Slovak Republic / Czech Republic
2012, 84 min
Section:
East of the West - Competition
Year: 2012
This noteworthy social drama from young Slovak director Iveta Grófová concerns a Romany girl named Dorota, who leaves her native Slovakia after graduating from high school for a job in the Western Bohemian town of Aš. Thanks to authentic shots and the use of nonactors, the director achieves marked rawness and maximum punch.
Synopsis
A Romany girl named Dorota has just graduated from high school and she’s eager for life to begin. In Eastern Slovakia where she lives, however, happiness is not just waiting around the corner. So with a heavy heart she bids farewell to her boyfriend and, like so many others from her region, heads for work in the Western Bohemian town of Aš. The small border town with its Czech-German textile factory has become the hope of scores of Slovaks and Ukrainians looking for a better livelihood. But beyond the wages, such as they are, Aš can only promise her assembly line drudgery, long shifts, and unappealing accommodations. Like her peers, Dorota just wants to have fun and enjoy life a little.… Young Slovak documentarist Iveta Grófová chose a strong social topic as the basis of her noteworthy feature debut. Thanks to authentic shots and the use of nonactors, the director achieves marked rawness and maximum punch.
About the director
Iveta Grófová (b. 1980, Trenčín, Czechoslovakia) graduated from the Faculty of Animated Film (2004) and the Faculty of Documentary Film (2009) at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. She shot the short documentaries At Least (Aspoň že tak, 2003), The Politics of Quality (Politika kvality, 2005), Goodbye Party (Nazdar partička, 2005), Guest Workers (Gastarbeiteri, 2007) and the short animated film There Were 11 of Us (Bolo nás 11, 2004). Made in Ash is her feature film debut.
Contacts
endorfilm
Přímětická 4, 140 00, Praha 4
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 241 730 780
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.endorfilm.cz
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | East of the West - Competition |
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Director: | Iveta Grófová |
Screenplay: | Iveta Grófová, Marek Leščák |
Dir. of Photography: | Viera Bačíková |
Music: | Matej Hlaváč |
Editor: | Maroš Šlapeta |
Producer: | Barbara Kipsová, Jiří Konečný, Ivan Ostrochovský |
Production: | Protos Productions, endorfilm, Punkchart Films |
Cast: | Dorotka Bílá, Silvia Halušicová, Robin Schmidt, Jarka Bučincová, Mária Bílá |
Contact: | endorfilm |
Guests
Jiří Konečný
Producer
Iveta Grófová
Film Director, Film Director / Producer
Dorota Billa
Film Crew
Barbora Kipsová
Film Crew
Viera Bačíková
Film Crew
Ivan Ostrochovský
Film Director, Producer
Maroš Šlapeta
Film Editor, Film Editor
Marek Leščák
Screenwriter
Silvia Halušicová
Actress
Jana Dopitová
Film Crew