Border, The
Hranica · dir. Jaroslav Vojtek
Slovakia 2009, 72’
Screenings
10/21, 11:00 · Baj Pomorski – hall B
Trailer
Following WW II the Sub Carpathian Russia (i.e. Eastern part of Czechoslovakia) was allocated to the then Soviet Union and the new state border drawn by politicians in Moscow was, uncompromisingly, staked by the Red Army. The Czechoslovak village Slemence had the bad luck to stand in the new borderline’s way. Its inhabitants suddenly found themselves divided into two parts — while one remained in Czechoslovakia, and the other one fell to the Soviets. This led to the violent separation of not only families, parents and children, lovers and friends, but also land and even those buried in the cemetery…
| Director: | Jaroslav Vojtek |
| Screenplay: | Jaroslav Vojtek, Marek Leščák |
| Music: | Peter Groll |
| Cinematography: | Tomáš Stanek, Jaroslav Vojtek |
| Editing: | Maroš Šlapeta, Zuzana Cséplő |
| Cast: | Peter Lizák, Tibor Tóth, Štefan Tóth, inhabitants of the towns Male Slemence and Velke Slemence |
2012 Programme
- Downloadable programme
- Films from A to Z
- Opening gala
- ON AIR
- SHORTCUT
- FROM POLAND
- Smita Patil’s retrospective
- Phenomena: Blaxploitation
- New Austrian Cinema
- New Philippine cinema
- New Hungarian Cinema
- Forum 2011/2012
- Special screening
- Top 9
- Cultural Exchange
- Localizations
- Festival meetings
- Accompanying events
- Tofishorts in Lizard King