This documentary essay holds up a mirror to contemporary Slovak society by pointing out the inability to reflect language and history, which has led to the threat of a new authoritarianism. In the film, we watch a young Ukrainian woman who is selected for a fictitious competition by a TV journalist who attends a variety of events, people and public protests in order to understand Slovakia’s social-political reality. Although the war in Ukraine appears to be taking place only in the background, it is also significantly affecting the current mood, societal tensions, language and new forms of populism in the country.
CREW:
Director: Robo Mihály
Producer: Academy of Performing Arts — Film & TV Faculty, Bratislava
Cinematographer: Boris Dubík, Michal Vasiľ, Robo Mihály
Sound: Adriana Mackovčáková
Director
Robo Mihály
Robo Mihály studied philosophy at Comenius University and is currently a student of the Department of Documentary Film at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava. He works in film direction, documentary photography, occasional journalism and community organising. In his professional and artistic activity, he deals with philosophical questions of democracy, social struggles, radicalism and nationalism.Selected Filmography
Lex (2022), Long Live Death (2021) 
