Czechia / Jul 07, 2025 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Videos
Plot
He was the greatest talent of his generation. The story of a man who lived too intensely. The film story of Karol Duchoň begins during the filming of a New Year's Eve program on television in 1984, and the man, who until recently had the world at his feet, literally has his entire life pass before his eyes in one night. We see how a boy from a country band got the opportunity to play in clubs in the West and also how, after his return, thanks to a single song, he became a real pop icon of the time overnight. The most renowned composers and lyricists in Slovakia wrote for him, he won prizes at the most important competitions and many foreign tours came. However, the enormous success also begins to awaken his inner demons... And we will be able to observe all this accompanied by his greatest hits.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Alena Pajtinková | Eva Máziková |
| Daniel Fischer | |
| Daniel Žulčák | |
| Juraj Hrčka | |
| Juraj Bača | |
| Zuzana Páleníková | |
| Dagmar Lakčevič | moderátorka |
| Martin Šalacha | |
| Anna Dysko | Eva Kostolányiová |
| Petra Dubayová | |
| Alex Frič | (uncredited) |
| Dana Miklášová |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Duchoň |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Slovenčina |
| Production countries | Slovakia, Czech Republic |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DNA Production |
| Release date | 31 luglio 2025 |
| Production | Rasťo Šesták, Peter Bebjak |
| Writer | Jiří Havelka, Róbert Mankovecký |
| Editing | Marek Kráľovský |
| Cinematography | Martin Žiaran |
| Assistant directors | Peter Bebjak |
| Camera operators | Martin Žiaran |
| Additional photography | Martin Žiaran |
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| Production design | Juraj Kuchárek |
| Art direction | Juraj Kuchárek |
| Set decoration | Juraj Kuchárek |
| Special effects | Ondrej Azor, Martin Ďuriška |
| Visual effects | Ladislav Dedík, Ondrej Azor, Marek Hazlinger |
| Music | Juraj Dobrakov, Martin Jílek, Juraj Baláž, Peter Hilčanský |
| Sound | Juraj Dobrakov, Martin Jílek, Juraj Baláž, Peter Hilčanský |
| Costume design | Ján Kocman, Martin Jankovič, Michaela Kicková, Zuzana Zvonár |
| Makeup | Martin Jankovič, Michaela Kicková, Zuzana Zvonár, Ján Kocman |
| Hairstyling | Ján Kocman, Martin Jankovič, Michaela Kicková, Zuzana Zvonár |
| Budget | 2.500.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Oct 17, 2025 / Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia
Theatrical release
Slovakia / Jul 31, 2025
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