Film

Cruel Joys

2002 · 1h 44m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

7.2

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.

Tatiana Pauhofová

Valentína

Ondřej Vetchý

Karel

Milan Mikulčík

Anna Šišková

Július Satinský

Csongor Kassai

Lajosz

Lukáš Latinák

Ady Hajdu

Gabriel

Szidi Tobias

Zuzana Kanócz

Martin Nahálka

František Zvarík

Anikó Varga

Lucia Klein Svoboda

Attila Mokos

Emília Došeková

• Juraj NvotaDirector
• Scarlett ČanakyováScreenplay
• Jiří KoštýřProducer
• Jan MalířDirector of Photography
• Alois FišárekEditor

Release date

October 3, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

Slovak

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

U

Genres

Drama, Comedy