Nightsiren

Program:

Midnight special

Year:

2022

Country:

Slovakia, Czechia

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

109’

A young woman returns to her native mountain village, searching for answers about her troubled childhood, but as she tries to uncover the truth, ancient superstitions lead the villagers to accuse her of witchcraft and murder. Themes of misogyny, trauma and patriarchy are potently examined in this spellbinding modern horror film.

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Tereza Nvotová

Tereza graduated in directing from the film academy FAMU in Prague. Her feature debut FILTHY has been screened in major festivals around the world including Rotterdam, Karlovy Vary, Cairo, and Santa Barbara. During its distribution, FILTHY took home more than 20 awards, making it one of the most successful Czech and Slovak films of the year. She collaborates with various broadcasting companies, most notably HBO Europe who has co-produced her feature debut and two documentary films.

Filmography: Filthy (2017) and Lust for Power (2017)

Creative team

Director

Tereza Nvotová

Screenplay

Barbora Námerová, Tereza Nvotová

Camera

Federico Cesca

Editing

Pavel Hrdlička, Thibault Hague

Music

Rob, Pjon