Ján Kroner

The High Tatras are very close to our hearts thanks to our shared history. But do we know everything about the individual peaks that tower above us? This six-part series by experienced documentary filmmaker Pavel Barabáš captures the history of the discovery of the Tatra peaks. Against the backdrop of the beautiful, majestic High Tatras, the fascinating stories and lives of their visitors unfold. These pioneers left behind a lasting legacy and played an important role in uncovering the secrets of the mountains. Kriváň, Gerlach, Ľadový štít, Mengusovský štít, Javorovy, Ostry štít, and other well-known peaks of the High Tatras shine in all their beauty in Stories of the Tatra Peaks. The smallest high mountains in the world are closely connected with great human destinies.

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The story of urban boys, brothers Jakub, 17, and Mato, 10, who spend their summer holidays at their grandmother's house in the countryside: the younger one voluntarily, even though his summer well-being is spoiled by maths tutoring, the older one involuntarily, because he had other plans for the holidays. As the summer days pass, however, both boys' plans and moods change. While Jakub is experiencing his first serious emotional relationship with the pretty Renko, the younger Mato and his local friend, the mentally challenged Misha Bomba, are undertaking tajo.

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Bratislavafilm is a feature documentary about the time that captures life at present. One day in terms of mobsters (Banana (mafstory), Peter Batthyánya), also from the perspective of a taxi driver (Joseph Kapec), which is experiencing a marital crisis and life of a young drug dealer (Michael Nemtuda), who lives on the "other side" of the city in PETRŽALKA this entire story path connects the man who comes to Bratislava for work and his ideas consist of the ideal city. The stories intersect and result in a drama. (The official distributor of text)

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A contemporary tragicomedy from a modern city about disintegration of relationship, disintegration of a marriage, and maybe also about the disappearance of basic rules from decent life. A very black comedy about people in their 40ies who already have money, but still listen to rock and roll, exchanging drugs for mobile phones.

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Zuzana is an attractive and likable art student who works alongside her studies because she would like to start a life of her own. Like many young people, she is trying to find what would fulfill her, what she would like to do, find out who she would like to live with. She runs away from one lover in Bratislava to another in Paris, she is at work when she should be at school, she sleeps when she should be at home, she travels the world. She simply often feels two syllables behind. And not just literally when working in dubbing, but figuratively in his own life.

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A mother and her three daughters. The mother presents her daughters with a model of a domineering woman whom they do not understand and for whom they have respect. And even though they long for her love, openness and friendship in their hearts, they cannot get close to her. They don't understand what has caused their mother to be unable to love them all, without always choosing just one of them as a plaything, which she throws into a corner after a while. Nor do they understand their mother's dissatisfaction with her own life. They know nothing of her unfulfilled desire for a career, of her unloved husband, of her secret love for a young man... The story is interspersed with the serious event of her mother's terminal illness. Following this news, the daughters come to the old family home. And so, paradoxically, it is against the backdrop of an unpleasant fact that they are forced to meet and seek a way to each other.

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This simple story is the feature debut for well-known Slovak theater and television director Juraj Nvota. Set in a Slovak village at the turn of the last century, the story teems with passion, and repressed and hidden emotion. It delves into the search for identity, investigating both love and hatred, while dramatizing the tragic relationship between an adolescent girl (Tatiana Pauhofová) and her ambitious father (Ondrej Vetchý). Set against the striking though simple backdrop of a picturesque, even idyllic, landscape - one ostensibly cut off from any important historical, political, or social context whatsoever - the arrival of an unwanted individual evokes the onset of a cruel drama.

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Kežmarok is another of the towns we will visit in the free cycle of stories Behind the City Walls, so that we can get to know the beauty and part of the history of this town through a heartfelt love story. The story is set during the time of the Rakoczi Uprising. While the city struggles for its existence, Jacob, the son of a senator, fights for his love and his friend, the student Gregor, is haunted by the apparition of the Black Lady. And since Gregor is indifferent to neither the fate of the town nor the fate of his friend, it is Gregor to whom the Black Lady entrusts her treasure.

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This satirical comedy gives a grotesque portrayal of social absurdities during the 1905 revolution in Russia. Somewhere in a remote province, the governor and the revolutionaries switch roles in order to pursue their selfish interests and conceal some serious "butter on their heads". Love affairs, fake assassination, lying as a way of existence, abuse of position, corruption and intrigue of the powerful - does this remind you of anything? If so, the resemblance is purely intentional.

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Legend has it: once upon a time, in a tribe ruled by a wise vladyka, there lived two young men, Rastislav and Ctirad. Both of them loved the daughter of the vladyk, Milica. And she loved Rastislav. So the old vladyka decided to give her in marriage to the one of them who would bring him the skin of a white deer, which would guarantee him eternal youth. And so the young men set out to hunt. And indeed, they soon succeed in catching the deer, but it is protected by a miraculous falcon, which Ctirad slaughters. Only the falcon is actually Kovlad himself, the lord of the Copper Mountain, which hides immense treasures within itself. Because his leg is injured, he cannot return to his kingdom. Rastislav will help him, however, even at the cost of Ctibor returning to the tribe before he does and bidding for Milica's hand. Of course, Kovlad will repay him for his help with a gift of immense value. She gives him a steel sword that will make him the most valiant warrior.

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In the books of collectors of Slovak folk tales we can find a considerable number of stories about human stupidity, greed, punished pride or avarice. Today's humorous story about a foolish woman will show us what can befall a man who marries not for the love of his wife, but for money. You probably won't feel sorry for him when he loses what he has earned by his own work, in addition to his easily gained dowry. But as it happens in a fairy tale, everything turns out for the best...

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The hero of the tale, based on Samuel Czambel's story, is banished from his home because of laziness - let him learn something in the world. Who knows how he would have turned out if he hadn't accidentally acquired four miraculous things that can make one full, overpower the enemy and make one invisible. Thanks to them, he falls into the king's favour and is about to marry a princess. But she robs him of all the miraculous things and turns him into a laughing stock. But because justice always prevails in a fairy tale, our hero finds a way to punish the princess. The old hermit's advice, strange pears and even stranger apples will help him...

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Pepe and Prengel, returning from war, meet Ester and both fall in love with the girl and live together in a deserted house. Fanatic communist, Zelmira, wants to turn their world upside-down.

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Woodcutter Ondra, who for his bold nature is called Nebojsa. He goes into the world to learn fear. During his journey, on which he is accompanied by a cowardly thief Ferka, he can deal with a bunch of bandits, vicious mill, fiery rock and eventually he must confront the evil wizard who swore a beautiful princess. Will Ondra do all his courage and ingenuity to liberate Princess?

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