The Confidant
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New husband Adam reluctantly takes a job with state security in a totalitarian country, thus becoming a secret police agent. This "contract with the devil" helps secure a flat for the happy couple, as well as a prosperous future. However, he soon finds out that he too is under surveillance.
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Cast
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Jiří Mádl
Adam
Known for
Bathory: Countess of Blood
The Devil's Mistress
Ondřej Vetchý
Commander Dravec
Known for
Dark Blue World
Kolya
Jan Budař
Commander Rybarik
Known for
Shadowplay
Medieval
Michaela Majerníková
Eva
Known for
Waves
Marek Geišberg
Also in
Strážmajster Topinka
Milenky
Arnošt Goldflam
Known for
The Zookeeper's Wife
Little Otik
Tatiana Pauhofová
Known for
The Devil's Mistress
Waves
Maciej Stuhr
Known for
Inheritance
Boys Don't Cry
Marko Igonda
Known for
Behind Enemy Lines
Szidi Tobias
Also in
Apricot Island
Tajné životy
Ady Hajdu
Also in
Mahuliena, Golden Maiden
The Winner
Sebastián Plučinský
Juraj Nvota Director · Ľubomír Slivka Screenplay Jan Malíř Cinematographer
United States release July 5, 2012 · Produced in Czechia, Poland, Slovakia · Languages Czech, Slovak
Production
Attack Film
Production
Česká televize
Production
RTVS
Production
MaxiFilm & TV
Production
Apple Film Production
Production
UPP
Production
Czechia · Poland · Slovakia
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Languages
Original title
eŠteBák
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Czech · Slovak
Release dates
Slovakia · April 19, 2012
Theatrical
United States · July 5, 2012
Theatrical
Czechia
July 5, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
June 8, 2015 · Digital
Slovakia
November 14, 2012 · Physical
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