Country:
USA/Slovakia/Czech Republic (2004)
Directed by: Oleg Harencar
Screenwriter: Oleg Harencar, Ondrej Sulaj
Releasing Date: Unknown
Rudolf
plays Martin
While putting the final touches on a family tree software package, he discovers that his own family tree – based on the information he has entered into the programme – doesn’t work. It turns out that his American parents have for years been hiding a small but dark secret from him: his American mother is not his generic mother. His genetic mother lives in Central Europe – in Bratislava. And that’s just the first shock………
This blackish comedy is a succession of surprising, funny and emotional – almost tragic – situtations about the very similar joys and concerns of people thousands of miles apart.
Description from and by permission of Czech Film Center – thank
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Quotation: “……as far as I know, there were some legal problems binded with this film between the producer and the director. And I think the problem was not decided yet, so I ´m afraid the film is stoped…”
Quotation of a mail of April 21, 2006 from the Czech Film Center/ Filmpromotion on our inquire. Thanks for the quickly and friendly answer!
(ALEF Film & Media Group Ltd. SK - 821 04 Bratislava):
Written by: Ondrej Šulaj and Oleg Harencár
A story about a pure-blooded American who on the verge of his thirties finds out, to his surprise and amazement, that his not at all American but Slovak, and about what it means for his further life.
The film is in post-production. O. Harencár together with some
unknown people tried, with partial success, to distribute a pirate copy
of the film at film festivals in Russia , Ukraine , Slovakia and the USA
. The District Court Bratislava I. on 8 December 2004 issued a preliminary
injunction prohibiting further distribution of the film in Slovakia .
The office of the Slovak Attorney General started a litigation against
unknown persons for copyright breach according to the Article 152 of the
Penal Code of the Slovak republic.
Supported by State Fund for Culture Pro Slovakia and Ministry
of Culture SROV.
The film is made in co-production with Slovak TV, Ateliéry Bonton
Zlín a.s., FilmService Slovakia.
Source: www.afm.sk