Ilja Zeljenka Movies

A classical ballad motif about an aging father and his three daughters is quite unusually here set against the backdrop of Czechoslovakia of the...

Television film, based on Rudolf Jašík's novel of the same name, tells the story of a blind boy rejected by his own family.

Set in 1960s Bratislava, the film follows a cynical, thirty-year-old architect named Andrej who unexpectedly falls deeply in love with Vanda, a...

Set in Bratislava, university friends Turo and Andrey are paralyzed by existential dread under the shadow of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear...

A metaphorical story about the conflict of human reason and ideals with the dehumanizing mechanism of social institutions. A satire criticizing the...

A contemporary story about the emotional maturation of fifteen-year-olds, their relationships with school and their future profession. A secret group...

A television film based on a novella "Zhanobená krv" ("Dishonored Blood") by František Švantner.

A satirical look at today's times.

A short film which documents early lumber and textile manufacturing processes.

Ethnographic documentary about customs and ceremonies connected with death in a Bulgarian village.