Archive of films Killing of a Journalist / The Killing of a Journalist
Denmark / USA / Czech Republic
2022, 102 min
Section:
Special Screenings
Year: 2022
In February 2018 Slovakia was shaken by the cold-blooded murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée. This Danish documentary coproduction unravels the tentacles of the Slovak mafia and much else besides, and this from a valuable foreign perspective. The appalling story is reminiscent of the plot from a sophisticated thriller, although the sad fact remains that the reality itself was and still is just as barbaric.
Synopsis
In February 2018 Slovakia was shaken by the cold-blooded murder of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, yet few people had any idea of the intricate nature of this terrible crime. Public pressure for an inquiry then led to the country's biggest protests since the fall of communism… This Danish documentary coproduction unravels the tentacles of the Slovak mafia and much else besides, and this from a valuable foreign perspective and with the necessary sense of detachment. The tale of oligarchs, crooked judges, egotistical businessmen, corrupt policemen and unscrupulous politicians is reminiscent of the plot from a sophisticated thriller, although the sad fact remains that the reality itself was and continues to be just as barbaric.
Martin Horyna
About the director

Matt Sarnecki (Chicago, USA). Filmography: Killing Pavel (2017, doc.), The Killing of a Journalist (2022, doc.).
Contacts
Cinephil
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Israel
Tel: +972 502 827 955
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About the film
Color, DCP
European premiere
Section: | Special Screenings |
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Director: | Matt Sarnecki |
Dir. of Photography: | Anna Smoroňová |
Music: | Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
Sound: | Marek Poledna |
Editor: | Janus Billeskov Jansen |
Producer: | Signe Byrge Sørensen |
Production: | Final Cut for Real |
Coproduction: | OCCRP, Frame Films, For Got Fat Productions |
Sales: | Cinephil |
Guests

Matt Sarnecki
Film Director

Jozef Kuciak
Protagonist

Jana Kuciaková
Protagonist

Zlata Kušnírová
Protagonist

Pavla Holcová
Protagonist

Zuzana Kučerová
Co-producer

Jitka Kotrlová
Co-producer

Jakub Koula
Production Manager