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Narrative Cruel Joys (2002):

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.

Movie Definition

Title: Cruel Joys

• Released: 2002-10-03
• Genre: Drama
• Date: 2002-10-03
• Runtime: 104 Minutes
• Company: ALEF Film & Media Group, Slovenská televízia, Total HelpArt T.H.A., Česká televize, UN Film
• Language: Český, Slovenčina
• Budget: -
• Revenue: -
• Plot Keyword : Drama
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• Trailer: View Trailer
• Director: Juraj Nvota, Jan Malíř, Alois Fišárek, Peter Čanecký, Radim Hladík, Marian Urban, Ľubica Malachovská Čekovská, Igor Vrabec, Juraj Steiner, Mona Hafsahl

Casts of Cruel Joys:

Tatiana Pauhofová, Ondřej Vetchý, Ady Hajdu, Július Satinský, Milan Mikulčík, Anna Šišková