Cruel Joys
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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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Cast
37 people
Tatiana Pauhofová
Valentína
Known for
The Devil's Mistress
Waves
Ondřej Vetchý
Karel
Known for
Dark Blue World
Kolya
Jan Malíř
Juraj Nvota
Known for
I, Olga Hepnarova
Ondřej Trojan
Also in
The Oddsockeaters
Mlýny
Scarlett Canakyová
Milan Mikulčík
Also in
Kawasaki's Rose
Boží mlýny
Alois Fišárek
Marian Urban
Also in
Slnko v sieti
Anna Šišková
Known for
Divided We Fall
Peter Čanecký
Július Satinský
Also in
With You The World Is Fun
Frankenstein's Aunt
Juraj Nvota Director · Scarlett Čanakyová Screenplay Jan Malíř Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $25K · First release October 3, 2002 · Produced in Czechia, Slovakia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$24,774
Production
ALEF Film & Media Group
Production
Slovenská televízia
Production
Total HelpArt T.H.A.
Production
Česká televize
Production
UN Film
Production
Czechia · Slovakia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Kruté radosti
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Czech · Slovak
Release dates
Slovakia · October 3, 2002
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
February 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
November 5, 2003 · Cottbus Film Festival
Poland
November 26, 2003 · Festiwal Filmów Krajów Unii Europejskiej, Warsaw
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