The 108-minute tragicomedy set in 1960's communist Czechoslovakia had a four-season, 40-day shoot between August 2010 and July 2011. The Confidant tells the true story of a young airport radio operator who is transferred to the Interior Ministry to become a phone-tapper, before finding out that his own phone is being tapped.
"Confidant is supposed to be a warning for those who, by ignoring their own history, put themselves at risk of reliving it," scriptwriter and producer Ľubomír Slivka told FNE.
The 1,700,000 EUR film was coproduced by Slovakia's Attack Film, Slovak Television, Czech Republic'sMaxiFilm&TV, and Poland's Apple Film Production. The producers received 440,700 EUR from the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, 205,000 EUR (CZK 5 million) from the State Fund for the Support and Development of Czech Cinema, and 121,000 EUR (PLN 500,000) from the Polish Film Institute.
The lead roles are played by Czech actor Jiří Mádl (Snowboarders; Bathory) and debuting Slovak actress Michaela Majerníková. The film also features performances by Ondřej Vetchý (Dark Blue World), Ady Hajdu (Mosquitos' Tango) and Táňa Pauhofová (My Husband's Women). The DoP was Ján Malíř, the renowned Czech cinematographer whose credits include Pupendo and Oscar nominee Divided We Fall. It was edited by Alois Fisarek, editor of the Oscar winning 1996 film Kolya.
The film premiered on 5 July 2012 and was distributed by Bontonfilm.
Contact information:
Attack Film
Košická 58
821 08 Bratislava, Slovakia
Phone: +421 2 5262 0941
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Slovak TV
Mlynská dolina
845 45 Bratislava, Slovakia
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MaxiFilm&TV
Na Šafránce 1812/43
100 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Phone: +420 267 312 227
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Apple Film Production Ltd
Bagatela 10/12
00 585 Warsaw, Poland
Phone: +48 22 851 84 40
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