Argentina / Nov 07, 2025 / Festival Internacional de Mar de Plata
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
In communist Czechoslovakia in 1980, Mara dreams of leaving her village to study in the city and become a pilot. But her father, a widowed Ruthenian farmer, insists she stay and work the land. When her village faces destruction due to a new dam, their generational conflict intensifies, revealing the struggle between tradition, identity, and the desire for freedom in a context of historical change.
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Potopa |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Slovenčina |
| Production countries | Belgium, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Silverart, Cineart TV Prague, Harine Films, The Y-House |
| Official site | filmpotopa.sk |
| Release date | 7 novembre 2025 |
| Production | Katarína Krnáčová, Viktor Schwarcz, Tomáš Gič, Izabela Igel, Henry Gillet |
| Writer | Martin Šuster, Martin Gonda, Dominika Udvorková, Thanos Anastopoulos, Gualberto Ferrari, Ivo Trajkov |
| Editing | Paweł Laskowski |
| Cinematography | Oliver Záhlava |
| Assistant directors | Roman Janečka, Milan Středa, Martin Gonda |
| Camera operators | Oliver Záhlava |
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| Additional photography | Oliver Záhlava |
| Production design | Juraj Kuchárek |
| Art direction | Juraj Kuchárek |
| Set decoration | Juraj Kuchárek |
| Visual effects | Tibor Meliš, Tomáš Srovnal |
| Music | Théophile Moussouni, Ivan Ďurkech, Renaud Guillaumin, Quentin Collette, Bohumil Martinák |
| Sound | Ivan Ďurkech, Théophile Moussouni, Renaud Guillaumin, Quentin Collette, Bohumil Martinák |
| Costume design | Tatiana Figurová, Martina Selnekovičová, Martin Blizniak, Mariia Ortynska |
| Makeup | Martina Selnekovičová, Martin Blizniak, Mariia Ortynska, Tatiana Figurová |
| Hairstyling | Martina Selnekovičová, Martin Blizniak, Tatiana Figurová, Mariia Ortynska |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Slovakia / Dec 04, 2025 / 15
Czechia / Feb 05, 2026 / 15+
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