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
![Milan Kňažko](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268714_f4552b.jpg)
Milan Kňažko
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Picasso (2008) (theatrical recording)
Rok na dedine (1967) (TV movie)
Adolf Eichmann (1988) (TV movie)
![Katarína Šafaříková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/234/161234314_081540.jpg)
Katarína Šafaříková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Nesmrteľní (2010) (series)
Čerešňový chlapec (2011) (TV movie)
Agáva (2016)
![Marek Geišberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810746_a93b35.jpg)
Marek Geišberg
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Štúrovci /Koncert zrušený/ (2007) (theatrical recording)
Let There Be Light (2019)
Iba taká hra (1995) (TV movie)
![Milan Lasica](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268172_01e38f.jpg)
Milan Lasica
Slovak state
Best movies:
Lasica & Satinský a hostia: Soirée (1968) (TV movie)
Půldruhé hodiny zpoždění (2009) (theatrical recording)
The Three Veterans (1983)
![Diana Mórová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/084/166084112_f75c4c.jpg)
Diana Mórová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Jozef Mak (2021) (TV movie)
Martha et moi (1990)
Na konci hry (2002) (TV movie)
![Attila Mokos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276769_bb0e71.jpg)
Attila Mokos
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Teacher (2016)
Broken Promise (2009)
The Ballad of Piargy (2022)
![Pavol Šimun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/327/163327010_3311ef.jpg)
Pavol Šimun
Best movies:
An Ambiguous Report about the End of the World (1997)
Kavej (2024)
A Step Into the Dark (2014)
![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)
![Branislav Deák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/289/164289173_6167f3.jpg)
Branislav Deák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Dáma bez kamélie (2016) (theatrical recording)
The Grapes 3 (2020)
Oteckovia - Finále (2022) (TV movie)
![Zuzana Porubjaková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/353/164353634_5841aa.jpg)
Zuzana Porubjaková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Broken Promise (2009)
Parralel (2018)
Money or Love (2011)
![Ivana Kuxová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533863_2c5329.jpg)
Ivana Kuxová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tančiareň (2013) (theatrical recording)
Starožitné zrkadlo (1996) (TV movie)
Agáva (2016)
![Martin Nahálka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687698_8d00d5.jpg)
Martin Nahálka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
MIKI (2024)
Jozef Mak (2021) (TV movie)
Broken Promise (2009)
![Zuzana Konečná](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280053_aa131c.jpg)
Zuzana Konečná
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdova krv (2014) (theatrical recording)
The Teacher (2016)
Let There Be Light (2019)
![Lukáš Latinák](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/850/164850009_40dd25.jpg)
Lukáš Latinák
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Actor (2020) (series)
Identity Card (2010)
Invalid (2023)
![Zuzana Kubovčíková-Šebová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/261/160261469_a79b6f.jpg)
Zuzana Kubovčíková-Šebová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Odvrátená strana mesiaca (2015) (theatrical recording)
By a Sharp Knife (2019)
Vojtech (2015)
Mária Breinerová-Mačáková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Seven Ravens (2015)
Mišo (1979) (TV movie)
Profesor Raat (1989) (TV movie)
![Rebeka Poláková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/180/165180613_bba4e8.jpg)
Rebeka Poláková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdova krv (2014) (theatrical recording)
Tolstoj a peniaze (2016) (theatrical recording)
MIKI (2024)
![Róbert Jakab](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274124_8ea41f.jpg)
Róbert Jakab
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tolstoj a peniaze (2016) (theatrical recording)
Cop War (2024)
Filthy (2017)
![Juraj Kemka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/428/428878_737f65.jpg)
Juraj Kemka
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Tolstoj a peniaze (2016) (theatrical recording)
Nesmrteľní (2010) (series)
Idiot (2017) (theatrical recording)
![Miroslav Noga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268179_aa77c8.jpg)
Miroslav Noga
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Gazdova krv (2014) (theatrical recording)
Koncert pre Jara Filipa (2001) (concert)
Cops and Robbers (2001) (series)