Ivan Hálek, son of the famous poet Vítězslav Hálek, studied medicine and devoted his life to the Slovak countryside. In the poor Kysuce region, he not only treats the local villagers, but also makes an extraordinary contribution to education. At the same time, he struggles with lingering superstitions and mistrust. However, the hero and his young wife also become acquainted with folk customs, songs, and the colorful culture of the poorest. And he proclaims that only those who rid them of terrible mass poverty can provide these poor people with true living water.

Živá voda

1981

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7.0

Biographical film about the work of the young Klement Gottwald. The story depicts his stay in Banská Bystrica, where he edited the Slovak communist press and helped organise the communist revolutionary movement.

Zrelá mladosť

1983

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9.0

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Tvár v rose

1989

1970s · 13 titles

7.0

A dramatic story of the emotional, moral and political maturation of two young people during the Slovak National Uprising.

Dolina

1973

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9.0

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Tetované časom

1976

10.0

Historical reconstruction of the events of the anti-fascist struggle in Slovakia in 1943 and 1944.

Poéma o svedomí

1979

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Bývalí ľudia

1970

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Kristína

1978

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Dobrý deň, stará mama

1977

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Once upon a time there was a king who had only one daughter. However, his kingdom was sad because the old king was always grumpy. Moreover, he liked to eat boiled duck, of course. There was no one left in the kingdom, so he decided that whoever brought him his delicacy would get the princess as his wife.

Roztancované kráľovstvo

1974

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Zem nezasľúbená

1978

10.0

In the story of a partisan armored train crew operating in the rebel territory of Slovakia, the inner drama of Matúš Siroň, who hates war with a passion, unfolds. After managing to escape from the Eastern Front, he falls into German captivity. When he is liberated by partisans during a train transport, he initially refuses to fight. However, the circumstances of the Slovak National Uprising force him to change his mind...

Deň, ktorý neumrie

1974

10.0

A film based on short stories by K. Przerwu-Tetmajer's Grey Eyes and M. Urban's Melted Heart. The heroines of both stories are young women with the same name - Kristka. They fight for their love, they both love with humility and surrender, but when necessary, they can be decisive and uncompromising. One is cruel in her love, the other fights for it with touching tenderness and kindness. These are not idyllic loves; they are full of life, full of raging blood...

Krutá ľúbosť

1978

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7.0

A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years. There he meets Zuna, a mysterious girl of the forest, who opens his eyes to the charming nature to perceive hidden corners of the world and of his own soul.

The Bride of the Mountains

1972

6.8

Even a strict and not very popular teacher can achieve extraordinary popularity with his pupils. When their favourite teacher breaks his leg just before a bicycle trip, he is replaced by his strict colleague. Although his involuntary charges are not enthusiastic at first, they eventually become convinced that it is not good to immediately reject a person just because one does not get along with him at first...