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5.9/10 • 12

2024-08-151h 46m

Thriller

inspired by the true story of the biggest underworld boss of the 90s

In the 1990s post-communist Slovakia, former woods worker Miki takes his chances to start doing business at a local level and climb up the ladder to become the biggest mafia boss in the country.

Directors
Jakub Kroner
Writters
Erik Ivančík
Editors
Michal Kondrla

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  1. Milan Ondrík

    Milan Ondrík

    Mikuláš Černák

  2. Dušan Cinkota

    Dušan Cinkota

    Miloš Kaštan

  3. Gregor Hološka

    Gregor Hološka

    Ján Kán

  4. Rebeka Poláková

    Rebeka Poláková

    Mikiho manželka

  5. Anna Javorková

    Anna Javorková

    Mikiho mama

  6. Michal Kubovčík

    Michal Kubovčík

    Vladimír Černák

  7. Martin Nahálka

    Martin Nahálka

    Martin Laboš

  8. Marek Fučík

    Marek Fučík

  9. Petra Vajdová

    Petra Vajdová

    Mikiho švagrová

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Nov 23, 2024

7/10

Miki's a Slovakian take on the gangster, organised crime, genre. It took ,me a while to warm to this film. Its initially slow pace and unfamiliar cultural vibe left it feeling somewhat uninteresting and inaccessible. That being said, if you give this film a chance, you get to see how universally familiar patterns of human behaviour, in this case, violent criminal behaviour, assert themselves. Miki, the main character, is a well rendered. He has a certain brutal depth to him, hes cruel, superficially charming in a rather basic way but also strangely honourable and loyal. Other characters, such as the violent, brother are also interesting, as is the obvious poverty and corruption in the unstable post Communist period of the early 1990's Slovakia.The period in which this film is set. You can see how financially struggling people like Miki, are ushered into the world of crime. The closing scene where Miki's mother finally see's him for who and what he is, is subtly done but compelling. Oh and let the credits roll as there are cut scenes that round out Miki's story. In summary, well acted, well written, with characters who feel real and relatable. Starts off slowly but gradually becomes a rather compelling watch.

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Slovak
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