Matchmaking Mayor
6.7
“The Heart Can’t Be Commanded”
A village mayor is trying to bring together local people in their thirties who are still single. 21st century social engineering in a situation documentary by Erika Hníková. Slowly but surely, the Slovak village of Zemplínske Hámre is dying out. But its mayor, a retired general, refuses to give up. In fighting the thirty-year-olds‘ solitude he has used a variety of weapons such as offering a financial incentives for every newborn child or encouraging childbearing via the local PA system. None of it has worked. However, the mayor has a new plan. He decides to organize an evening get-together for singles from all the neighboring villages. Will our heroes find their partners after all?
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Erika Hníková Director
First release December 9, 2010 · Produced in Czechia · Languages Czech, Slovak
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Endorfilm
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Česká televize
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Slovenská televízia
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Czechia
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Original title
Nesvatbov
Original language
Czech
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Czech · Slovak
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Czechia · December 9, 2010
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