In the 1980s, a single mother who fled communist Czechoslovakia has to return to her homeland in order to pay an old debt. The risky trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
Acting
Poláková's guarded stillness speaks volumes.
Direction
Makarová's 80s Czechoslovakia feels suffocatingly authentic.
Director
Alexandra Makarová
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in actual Slovak locations with production design so precise, local crew reportedly experienced 'time travel' discomfort on set.
Makarová spent six years developing this after discovering her own family's sealed StB (secret police) files.
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