Balada o siedmich obesených
Directed by:
Martin Hollý ml.Screenplay:
Tibor VichtaCinematography:
Stanislav SzomolányiComposer:
Zdeněk LiškaCast:
Emília Vášáryová, Ivan Mistrík, Milan Kiš, Zdena Grúberová, Viliam Polónyi, Karol Spišák, Igor Čilík, Ľudovít Greššo, Naďa Hejná, Zlatomír Vacek, Hana Kováčiková, Július Vašek, Jozef Šándor (more)Plots(1)
What does one feel when facing a suspected or inescapable death? Is there a difference between the fear experienced by a high-ranking powerful politician, his revolutionary opponents and a common murderer? On the bottom of a human soul there is the same insecurity, be they powerful or powerless, says this persuasive Slovak film that spent a long time in a safe. (Summer Film School)
(more)Reviews (1)
A report written in a Russian-style oprichnina, narrated from the perspective of five political and two criminal convicts sentenced to the highest punishment. Exceptionally strong material with excellent casting. The final days and hours before execution, their last words, and farewells. Perhaps only the somewhat theatrical direction slightly dips it to a four-star rating. It immerses you suggestively into the environment of Tsarist Russia, with its concept of justice. Overall impression: 85%.
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