2022 Slovak film
Victim (Czech: Oběť) is a 2022 Slovak-Czech-German thriller drama film directed by Michal Blaško and written by Jakub Medvecký. The film premiered at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
Plot
Cast
- Vita Smachelyuk as Irina
- Gleb Kuchuk as Igor
- Igor Chmela as investigator Novotný
- Viktor Zavadil as Selský
- Inna Zhulina as Kamarátka
- Alena Mihulová as Vedúca
- Veronika Weinhold as Lenka
- Gabriela Mícová as Starostka
- Klaudia Dudová as Suseda (as Claudia Dudová)
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Horizons section of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival.[2][3][4] It was later screened at various festivals, including the 47th Toronto Film Festival, the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival and the 27th Busan International Film Festival.[3]
Reception
The film was nominated to four Czech Lion Awards, for best film, best director, best screenplay and best actress.[3] It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[5]
References
- ^ "Victim (2022)". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (10 September 2022). "'Victim' Review: A Mother's Love and a Son's Lie Expose a Community Corroded by Hate and Politics". Variety. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Hloušková, Lenka (2 March 2023). "Čeští lvi: Nejvíce nominací získal Arvéd. Divákům se nejvíce líbily Devadesátky - Novinky". Novinky (in Czech). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Arun (6 September 2022). "Victim [2022] 'Venice' Review – A Mother's Unexpected Encounter with Politics of Polarization". High On Films. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ Dalton, Ben (14 September 2022). "Slovakia selects Venice, Toronto title 'Victim' as Oscars 2023 international feature entry". Screen International. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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