Section: Feature Film Competition

Čiara

The Line

Peter Bebjak
Slovakia, Ukraine, 2017, 113 Min

An atmospheric crime thriller accompanied by an evocative soundtrack that skillfully plays with genre conventions: the Slovak-Ukrainian border is the scene of mass-smuggling, in part due to the lack of jobs in the region. Slovakia's accession to the Schengen Zone is supposed to put an end to this, thus an abandoned area is gripped by unrest.

Wandal Production

Adam Krajniak is also caught up in the commotion: a minor mafia boss long involved in cigarette smuggling, his daughter suddenly rebels against his authority and resolves to marry the man she loves, whether her father approves or not. Likewise Krajniak's underlings cease to obey orders: they begin to experiment with drug smuggling, in contradiction of rules established by Krajniak himself. And then there's Krull, his powerful counterpart on the opposite side of the border, who has plans of his own and will stop at nothing to achieve them.

This is the latest feature film from Slovak actor, director and producer Peter Bebjak, who has followed his dark psychological drama about a cleaning agent for crime scenes (ČISTIČ/THE CLEANER, Cottbus 2015) mainly with crime series for Czech television. CF

Filmformat
DCP | Farbe / colour
Drehbuch
Peter Belko
Kamera
Martin Žiaran
Ton
Viktor Krivosudský, Peter Gajdoš
Schnitt
Marek Kráľovský
Ausstattung
Václav Novák
Musik
Slavo Solovic
Darsteller
Tomáš Maštalír, Emília Vášáryová, Andy Hryc, Eugen Libezňuk, Zuzana Fialová, Stanislav Boklan, Rimma Ziubina, Kristína Kanátová, Oleksandr Piskunov
Produzent
Wanda Adamík Hrycová
Produktion
Wandal Production
Co-Produktion
Garnet International Media Group
Kontakt
Wandal Production
Wanda Adamík Hrycová
Mikulášska 1/a
811 01 Bratislava
Slovakia
www.wandal.sk
wanda@wandal.sk
Peter Bebjak

Peter Bebjak - born in 1970. He studied acting and directing at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU) where he also has been teaching since 2012. He also works as a producer, director, actor and screenwriter.

Movies
DARKROOM (2007, short)
MARHUĽOVÝ OSTROV (2011)
ZLO (2012)