Directed by:
Iveta GrófováCinematography:
Martin ŠtrbaComposer:
Matej HlaváčCast:
Alexandra Borbély, Milan Ondrík, Nico Klimek, Alexander E. Fennon, Dénes Újlaky, Florentín Groll, Éva Bandor, Ján Mistrík, László Mátray, Lili Monori (more)Plots(1)
It’s the 1940s. The Slovak state witnesses the rise of nationalism and it’s not an auspicious time for minorities. The turbulent social mood also impacts the widow Marika, who loses her job in an Aryanised dressmaker’s shop. Given the increasing anti-Hungarian sentiment she shuts herself away, particularly since she is harbouring a little Jewish boy. Despite this she still finds herself singled out by two men: a German Nazi officer and a captain of Slovakia’s Hlinka Guard. This drama by Slovak director Iveta Grófová is an adaptation of the novella of the same name by Peter Krištúfek, which conjures up the dramatic atmosphere of wartime Slovakia. The story of a fragmented era, which forces the protagonists to confront complex dilemmas, is told not only through words, but also by way of a powerful visual language. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Alexandra Borbély](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/490/162490681_fe6abf.jpg)
Alexandra Borbély
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
On Body and Soul (2017)
As Far as I Know (2020)
The Hungarian Dressmaker (2024)
![Milan Ondrík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/188/164188676_ec5fa9.jpg)
Milan Ondrík
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Všetko za národ (2011) (theatrical recording)
Polnočná omša (2015) (theatrical recording)
Statky zmätky (2009) (theatrical recording)
![Nico Klimek](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/705/165705325_acb4db.jpg)
Nico Klimek
Best movies:
Beethoven (2020) (TV movie)
Přání Ježíškovi (2021)
The Hungarian Dressmaker (2024)
![Alexander E. Fennon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/257/167257284_48c7ad.jpg)
Alexander E. Fennon
Austria
Best movies:
My Best Enemy (2011)
Woman in Gold (2015)
Murer - Anatomy of a Trial (2018)
![Dénes Újlaky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/666/162666199_aff6fa.jpg)
Dénes Újlaky
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Citizen X (1995) (TV movie)
Passion (1998)
![Florentín Groll](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/722/166722643_7bd6de.jpg)
Florentín Groll
Austria
Best movies:
Uprising (2001) (TV movie)
The Red Violin (1998)
Shirley: Visions of Reality (2013)
![Éva Bandor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/070/165070802_3c0e02.png)
Éva Bandor
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Glass Tiger 3 (2010)
The Teacher (2016)
Charlatan (2020)
![Ján Mistrík](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275278_01f629.jpg)
Ján Mistrík
Slovak state
Best movies:
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Jankove hračky (1984) (TV movie)
Mário a kúzelník (1976) (TV movie)
![László Mátray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/278/164278429_2bf379.jpg)
László Mátray
Romania
Best movies:
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002) (TV movie)
Katalin Varga (2009)
Valan – Az angyalok völgye (2019)
![Lili Monori](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/501/167501490_pvhkx2.jpg)
Lili Monori
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Witness (1969)
Delta (2008)
Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights (2017)
![János Derzsi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448893_2a100a.jpg)
János Derzsi
Hungary
Best movies:
Dog's Night Song (1983)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Satantango (1994)
![Piroska Molnár](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/626/165626475_22bbff.jpg)
Piroska Molnár
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Indul a bakterház (1980) (TV movie)
Birdsong (2012) (TV movie)
![Táňa Pauhofová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/673/162673467_1f9b83.jpg)
Táňa Pauhofová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Waves (2024)
Burning Bush (2013) (TV movie)
Kukura (2014) (theatrical recording)
![Kateřina Jebavá](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/414/165414035_21d2a4.jpg)
Kateřina Jebavá
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Vyhnání Gerty Schnirch (2016) (theatrical recording)
Stavrogin je ďábel (2005) (theatrical recording)
One Life (2023)
![Ján Kováčik](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/485/163485772_be01d8.jpg)
Ján Kováčik
Slovakia
Best movies:
Christmas Wish (2018) (TV movie)
The Hungarian Dressmaker (2024)