Servants
Michal and Juraj, two students of a theological seminary in totalitarian Czechoslovakia, must decide if they'll choose the easier way of collaboration, or if they'll subject themselves to the surveillance of the secret police.
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Cast
20 people
Samuel Skyva
Juraj
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Samuel Polakovič
Michal
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Vlad Ivanov
Dr. Ivan
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Vladimír Strnisko
Dean
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Tomáš Turek
Leader
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Vladimír Zboroň
Secretary
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Martin Šulík
Physician
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Vladimír Obšil
Father Coufar
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Peter Zálesnák
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Zvonko Lakčevič
Secret Policeman 1
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Dusan Kuznecov
Minister
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Ivan Ostrochovský Director · Rebecca Lenkiewicz Screenplay Marek Leščák Screenplay
Budget $1.7M · United States release December 9, 2020 · Produced in Czechia, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia
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Budget
$1,700,000
Production
Punkchart films
Production
RTVS
Production
Point Film
Production
Negativ
Production
Film & Music Entertainment Ireland
Production
Czechia · Ireland · Romania · Slovakia
Produced in
Posel · Posol
Working titles
Languages
Original title
Služobníci
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Czech · Slovak
Release dates
Germany · February 24, 2020
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Slovakia · November 12, 2020
Theatrical
United States · December 9, 2020
Premiere · New Directors/New Films
Belgium
October 24, 2020 · Premiere · Ghent Film Festival
Canada
October 18, 2020 · Premiere · Montreal Festival of New Film
Czechia
April 1, 2021 · Digital
May 24, 2021 · Theatrical
France
October 11, 2020 · Premiere · Saint Jean De Luz Film Festival
June 2, 2021 · Theatrical
Greece
November 10, 2020 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Ireland
November 12, 2020 · Digital
Macao SAR China
December 4, 2020 · Premiere · International Film Festival & Awards Macao
Netherlands
October 23, 2020 · Premiere · Cinecitta International Film Festival
Poland
November 20, 2020 · Premiere · International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography
March 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Romania
August 4, 2020 · Premiere · Transylvania International Film Festival
February 26, 2021 · Theatrical
Serbia
September 13, 2020 · Premiere · European Film Festival Palic
Spain
October 31, 2020 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival
May 28, 2021 · Digital
September 21, 2021 · Physical
Sweden
November 8, 2020 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 27, 2020 · Theatrical
Ukraine
September 27, 2020 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 14, 2021 · Digital
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