Germany / Feb 23, 2018 / Berlin International Film Festival
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
80-year-old Ali Ungar comes across a book by a former SS officer describing his wartime activities in Slovakia. He realises his parents were executed by him. He sets out to take revenge but finds instead his 70-year-old son, Georg, a retired teacher. Georg, who had avoided his father all his life, decides to find out more about him and offers Ali to be his interpreter.
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Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Tlmočník |
| Original language | Slovenčina (SK) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Deutsch, Slovenčina, English |
| Production countries | Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Coop99 Filmproduktion, Titanic, In Film Praha, RTVS, Česká televize |
| Release date | 1 marzo 2018 |
| Production | Rudolf Biermann, Martin Šulík, Bruno Wagner |
| Writer | Marek Leščák, Martin Šulík |
| Casting | Margareta Abena |
| Editing | Olga Kaufmanová |
| Cinematography | Martin Štrba |
| Assistant directors | Martin Šulík |
| Camera operators | Martin Štrba |
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| Additional photography | Martin Štrba |
| Production design | František Lipták |
| Art direction | František Lipták |
| Set decoration | František Lipták |
| Visual effects | Michal Křeček |
| Music | Vladimír Godár, Klaus Kellermann, Pavel Rejholec |
| Sound | Klaus Kellermann, Pavel Rejholec, Vladimír Godár |
| Costume design | Katarína Hollá, Lucie Lišková, Susanne Neidhart |
| Makeup | Lucie Lišková, Susanne Neidhart, Katarína Hollá |
| Hairstyling | Katarína Hollá, Lucie Lišková, Susanne Neidhart |
Release dates
Premiere
Russia / Jun 24, 2019 / Moscow Jewish Film Festival
Theatrical release
Slovakia / Mar 01, 2018 / 12
Czechia / Mar 15, 2018 / 15+
Austria / Jun 22, 2018
Greece / Mar 21, 2019
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Spain / Aug 14, 2020
South Korea / Nov 03, 2020 / 12
Digital
Austria / Mar 01, 2018 / 12
Spain / Jul 13, 2021
Physical media
Czechia / Aug 01, 2018
Spain / Jul 13, 2021
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