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Kidnapping

The story is set in the 1990s and describes criminal events in which the state and its security forces played an important role. Peter, a police officer, is authorized to investigate the violent death of a gang member. In the course of his investigation he uncovers connections between high-ranking state officials and secret service employees with members of the Mafia. Marta, an investigative journalist, affected by the execution of her brother, is involved with tracing the killer and gets caught up in a high-stakes game where pain and humiliation are the price she has to pay for this truth.

  • Mariana Čengel Solčanská
    Director
  • Mariana Čengel Solčanská
    Writer
  • Milan Stráňava
    Producer
  • Rebeka POLÁKOVÁ, Milan MIKULČÍK, David HARTL, Vladislav PLEVČÍK, Inge TIMKOVÁ, Maroš KRAMÁR, Dano HERIBAN
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Únos
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 35 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 28, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,300,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Slovakia
  • Country of Filming:
    Slovakia
  • Language:
    Slovak
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 2K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:2,35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Continental film
    Country: Slovakia
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Mariana Čengel Solčanská

Mariana Čengel Solčanská (b. 1978) is a Slovak film and TV director, screenwriter and writer. Born in Nitra, she studied at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra and film directing at the Film and Television Faculty at The Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts in Bratislava. She debuted in 2010 with a historical film Legend of the Flying Cyprian. In her films, she focuses on moral dilemmas and paradoxes of human life. Her most recent film Kidnapping (2017) tells a story based on real political situation in Slovakia, 1995.

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