The Interpreter
(Tlmocnik)
Year: 2018
Country:
SLOVAKIA, CZECHIA, AUSTRIA
Language:
German, Slovakian
Run Time:
113 minutes
When 80-year-old Ali tracks down the SS officer who killed his Jewish parents during the war, he plans to take revenge. But when he knocks on the Nazi’s door, his 70-year-old son, Georg, who knows little of his father’s past, answers. From their first encounter, Ali and Georg couldn’t be more different. Besides their obviously dissimilar histories, Ali is timid and stiff, having spent most of his life in a monotonous and predictable fashion, while Georg is relaxed and outgoing, and seems to fully enjoy life. After getting off to a rough start, the two foils decide to travel together across Slovakia, following the notes in Georg’s father’s letters and retracing his steps during the war. A profound idea, pairing the grown child of a Nazi with the grown child of his victims for a spontaneous road trip, THE INTERPRETER is both powerfully poignant and playfully lighthearted… much like the characters themselves. As these two very different men begin to form a friendship throughout their journey, you’ll find yourself asking the question, if Ali and Georg can find common ground, can’t we all? (In English, German, and Slovak with subtitles) —G.S.
CIFF43 Screenings
Tuesday, April 02, 2019 at 2:20 PM
Thursday, April 04, 2019 at 7:00 PM
- This screening is on Stand By.
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Jewish and Israeli Visions
Competition
George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Competition
Director
Martin Šulík
One of the most acclaimed Slovak film directors of the past 20 years, Martin Sulík is perhaps best known for his award-winning feature, “The Garden.” His film, “Gypsy”, was the Slovak Republic’s entry to the Academy Awards®. After graduating, he directed several short films, documentaries, and a television feature. Since 2000 he has focused more on documentary and television production.
Filmography
The Position (1989), The Garden (1995) – CIFF20, Landscape (2000), The City of the Sun (2005), Gypsy (2011), Slovensko 2.0 (2014), THE INTERPRETER (2018)
Producers
Martin Šulík, Rudolf Biermann, Bruno Wagner
Screenwriting
Martin Šulík, Marek Leščák
Cinematography
Martin Štrba
Editing
Olina Kaufmanová
Principal Cast
Peter Simonischek, Jiří Menzel, Zuzana Mauréry, Anita Szvrcsek, Anna Rokovská
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