MY DOG KILLER
[MÔJ PES KILLER]
by Mira Fornay
Slovakia/Czechia 2013 90 min. Slovakian original version with English subtitles
sat 23 nov 10:00 pm Kulturpalast
Script: Mira Fornay, DoP: Tomáš Sysel, Editor: Hedvika Hansalová, Production: Mirafox, Producer: Juraj Buzalka, Viktor Schwarcz, Mira Fornay, Cast: Adam Mihál, Marián Kuruc, Libor Filo, Irena Bendová
A small village on the Slovak-Moravian border. This is where 18-year-old Marek lives. His guard dog is his only true friend. Neglected by his relatives, he has found an illusory escape in the company of local skinheads. Nazi without a cause, he blindly follows them, and they train him exactly like he trains Killer, his dog. When his mother and young half-brother suddenly appear in his life, Marek faces a terrible dilemma.
"An unflinching study of a troubled teen in small-town Slovakia, the film was praised by its jury for 'showing a very strong subject from the inside'" (jury Rotterdam International Film Festival)
Biography: Mira Fornay, born 1977 in Skovakia, attended the FAMU in Prague, Czechia, and the National Film and Television School in Beaconsfield, UK, earning her diploma in 2004. In 2005, she was selected for the workshop of Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. Her feature film debut, FOXES, premiered at the Venice Film Festival. MY DOG KILLER is her second feature.
Filmography (selection): 2002 SMALL UNTOLD SECRETS, 2004 ALŽBETA (both short films), 2009 FOXES, 2013 MY DOG KILLER
Awards: Hivos Tiger Award for Upcoming Talents for Mira Fornay (Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands 2013), CineVision Award for Best Upcoming Talent’s Film (Filmfest Munich, Germany 2013)
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