Felvidek: Caught in Between
201475 min15+
Synopsis
Film-maker Vladislava Plančíková was born in Felvidek – a multiethnic, Slovak-Hungarian region in the southern part of the Slovak Republic. Following the Second World War, thousands of them were forced to leave their homes during the Slovak-Hungarian resettlement campaign between 1946 and 1948. Some wounds are hard to heal, and some questions remain unanswered.
Credits
Director
Vladislava Plančíková
Vladislava Plančíková was raised in Mostová in a traditionally multiethnic Slovak/Hungarian region. She studied Journalism at the Comenius University in Bratislava and later on Documentary Filmmaking at the Film and Television Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava. During her studies she directed several films which were shown in various European festivals. Her projects reflect her interest in history, people and the impact of social context on people’s lives. Felvidek. Caught in Between (2014) is her first feature documentary.