Directed by:
Martin ŠulíkScreenplay:
Ondrej ŠulajCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Vladimír GodárCast:
Maria Pakulnis, György Cserhalmi, Gejza Benkő, Iva Bittová, Adela Gáborová, Stanislav Štepka, Dušan Brandýs, Aneta OrosiováPlots(1)
Slovak filmmaker Martin Šulík s striking debut feature is a rich and complex coming-of-age story set against a background of political upheaval and a country in the throws of transformation and revolution. Simon, a young student, is drawn into a relationship with an older couple, Maria and Viktor, the dynamics of which veer between passion and cruelty. Simon finds himself caught in a love/hate triangle he does not fully comprehend, the key to which is linked to the dark secrets of their past. Analysing human relations in the early years of post-communism, Tenderness presents a world still profoundly affected by the moral corruption characteristic of the years of following the Soviet invasion of 1968. (Second Run)
(more)Cast
![Maria Pakulnis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/594/164594577_18b0bc.png)
Maria Pakulnis
Poland
Best movies:
Johnny (2022)
No End (1985)
Ostatnia misja (1999)
![György Cserhalmi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/467/467359_fb7c29.jpg)
György Cserhalmi
Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Paths of Light (2005)
![Gejza Benkő](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/648/162648876_f29da7.jpg)
Gejza Benkő
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
In Bukva Courtyard (1993) (TV movie)
Baščovanský a zať (1994) (TV movie)
Landscape (2000)
![Iva Bittová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268270_e48567.jpg)
Iva Bittová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Želary (2003)
Koncert pre Jara Filipa (2001) (concert)
Rose Tinted Dreams (1976)
![Adela Gáborová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268341_ed4279.jpg)
Adela Gáborová
Slovak state
Best movies:
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Straty a nálezy (1974) (series)
Jedenáste prikázanie (1977) (series)
![Stanislav Štepka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272663_962f31.jpg)
Stanislav Štepka
Slovak state
Best movies:
Vygumuj a napíš (1996) (theatrical recording)
Tata (2000) (theatrical recording)
Sitting on a Branch, Enjoying Myself (1989)
Dušan Brandýs
Best movies:
Národný hriešnik (1994) (TV movie)
Neha (1991)
Čosi viac ako slová (1990) (TV movie)
Aneta Orosiová
Best movies:
Neha (1991)