Critics Week · 44th Edition
Victim
OBEŤ
Director
Michal Blaško
Country
Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany
Runtime
1 h 32 min
Language
Ukrainian, Czech
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
When the son of Ukrainian immigrant Irina is attacked, the whole city stands up in solidarity with her family and condemns their neighbors, who allegedly committed the crime. But soon another truth starts to emerge.
Cast
Vita Smachelyuk, Gleb Kuchuk, Igor Chmela
Screenplay
Jakub Medvecký
Producers
Jakub Viktorín, Pavla Janoušková Kubečková
About the Director
He studied film and television directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and FAMO Písek. His short film ATLANTIS was premiered at the Cinéfondation in Cannes. Besides reaping awards on the festival circuit, it won Czech Lion for Best Student Film. Michal has a lot of experience as a director of the TV series PROFESSOR T that premiered at Berlinale. Victim is his feature film debut.
Screenings