
Cruel Joys
This simple story is the feature debut for well-known Slovak theater and television director Juraj Nvota. Set in a Slovak village at the turn of the last century, the story teems with passion, and repressed and hidden emotion. It delves into the search for identity, investigating both love and hatred, while dramatizing the tragic relationship between an adolescent girl (Tatiana Pauhofová) and her ambitious father (Ondrej Vetchý). Set against the striking though simple backdrop of a picturesque, even idyllic, landscape - one ostensibly cut off from any important historical, political, or social context whatsoever - the arrival of an unwanted individual evokes the onset of a cruel drama.
Cruel Joys
October 3, 2002
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Cast (8)

Tatiana Pauhofová
Valentína

Ondřej Vetchý
Karel

Ady Hajdu
Gabriel

Július Satinský
N/A

Milan Mikulčík
N/A

Anna Šišková
N/A

Csongor Kassai
Lajosz

Milan Ondrík
N/A
Crew (12)
Directing

Juraj Nvota
Director

Jana Garajová
First Assistant Director
Writing

Scarlett Čanakyová
Screenplay
Production

Marian Urban
Production Manager
Sound
Art

Peter Čanecký
Set Designer
Camera

Jan Malíř
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up

Juraj Steiner
Makeup & Hair

Mona Hafsahl
Costume Design
Crew
No data availableEditing

Alois Fišárek
Editor