Directed by:
Ondrej ŠulajScreenplay:
Ondrej ŠulajCinematography:
Tomáš StanekComposer:
Michal PavlíčekCast:
Milan Kňažko, Katarína Šafaříková, Marek Geišberg, Milan Lasica, Diana Mórová, Attila Mokos, Pavol Šimun, Éva Bandor, Branislav Deák, Zuzana Porubjaková (more)Plots(1)
Inspired by Slovak author Ladislav Ballek's novel The Acacias (Agáty), this seemingly simple, even banal love story belies a powerful psychological study of a range of characters. The film is set in the critical period immediately after WWII. Behind closed doors, there is already talk of the "Victorious February" coup d'état that will erase nearly an entire generation of Slovak intelligentsia from the history books. Agave is the feature-length directorial debut of seasoned, award-winning screenwriter Ondrej Šulaj, for whom the work of Ladislav Ballek is a lifelong companion, accompanying him throughout his theatre, television and film career. He adapted Ballek's novel Helper (Pomocník) into a stage play, and it was also the basis for his first filmed screenplay. When drawing on Ballek's expansive epic The Acacias for his debut, Šulaj restricted himself to the primary themes of second chapter, narrowing the complex tapestry of characters into an intimate drama of four central figures: old doctor Varga, master builder Hampl, his young wife Naďa and the similarly young teacher Daniel. (Art Film Fest)
(more)Cast
Vladimír Zboroň
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Muzika (2007)
By a Sharp Knife (2019)
Servants (2020)
![Jana Kovalčiková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/591/164591474_d33c57.jpg)
Jana Kovalčiková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kavej (2024)
Réveillon (2023)
Shoky & Morthy: Last Big Thing (2021)
![Jan Révai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/688/166688117_161e5f.jpg)
Jan Révai
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dracula (1996) (theatrical recording)
Suppressed (2023)
Volga (2023) (series)
Tomáš Janovic
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Agáva (2016)