Power
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Moč
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A brooding investigative political thriller inspired by real events, Prikler's film gazes unremittingly at the malignant nature of power the sole goal of which is self-perpetuation.

A young scout is killed by a stray bullet during a hunting expedition involving prominent political figures. Pressured to wrap up the case, the intelligence service coaxes ailing lawyer Marus Steiner to serve as a fixer. Steiner's clean-up job brings him into the orbit of several characters, an idealist minister fighting the privatisation of water, the grieving family of the victim, an independent journalist, and a crude cop, all seeking to conceal or expose the truth.

"When my friend, screenwriter Marek Leščák, and I started talking about the new
film, I kept saying that power is the most interesting subject in the world. We invented the story later. What interests me the most about the film is the dilemma of whether it makes sense to "clean up" a small disaster to prevent a bigger one." (Mátyás Prikler)
Section: ADRIATIC FESTIVAL NETWORK
Directed by: Matyas Prikler
Country, year: Slovakia, Czech Rep., Hungary, 2023
Length: 94
Subtitles: English, slovenian
Language: , Czech, Hungarian, English

Screening in cinema:

Tue, 14.11.2023 15:00 Kino Bežigrad Buy
Thu, 16.11.2023 21:30 Kinodvor Cinema Buy

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Screenplay:
Marek Leščák, Mátyás Prikler
Cinematography:
Gergely Pálos
Cast:
Szabolcs Hajdu (Steiner), Jan Kačer (minister Berger), Mihály Kormos, Attila Mokos (Péter), Éva Bandor (Mária), Mária Zaujecová (Éva), Lucia Kašová (novinarka), Ingrid Timková (premierka), Roman Polák (šef), Miroslav Krobot (kapitan Moravek), István Olasz (Nagy), Jana Olhová (ministrova žena)
Producent:
MPhilms & Proton Cinema & Negativ & RTVS - Radio and Television Slovakia
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About director
Born in 1982, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Mátyás Prikler studied film directing at the Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava. He pursued further studies at the Film Academy in Budapest, Hungary. After enjoying success with several shorts, he gained international acclaim with his debut feature, Fine, Thanks (2013). Since 2005, he has also built a career as a producer.
Filmography
2007 Frank urban-Cajal (dok./doc.)
2012 Dakujem, dobre (Fine, Thanks)
2023 Moc (Power/Moč)