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SYNOPSIS
Jaroslav is a handsome and seemingly good-natured son, father and decent husband. But in fact, he is pathologically jealous of his wife Blanka and very much afraid that she will leave him one day with their three children. Jaroslav and his family do not hesitate to employ violence, deceit and terror against others, which ultimately leads to a family tragedy.
CAST AND CREW
Cast Jaroslav Plesl, Petra Fornayová, Regina Rázlová, Jan Alexander, Jazmína
Cigánková, Irena Bendová, Roman Lipka, Mária Surková, Mária
Fornayová, Emil Fornay, Lucia Steinerová, Cyprián Sulej, Tereza
Krasnanská, Michaela Hollá
Crew Director & Screenwriter Mira Fornay
Director of Photography Tomás Sysel
Editor Mira Fornay
Editor supervisor Urszula Lesiak
Production Designer Jana Boháčková
Sound Dominik Dolejsí
Make Up Artist Jana Bílková
Producers Viktor Schwarcz, Mira Fornay
Production companies Cineart TV Prague s.r.o., Česká televise, Mirafox
s.r.o., Rozhlas a televizia Slovenska, Synergia film
TECHNICAL INFO
Original Title Cook F** Kill
Language Czech
Subtitles English
Genre Absurd Drama
Length 116 mins
Format DCP I Color I 5.1
Year 2019
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Tallinn - Black Nights Film Festival 2019 (Rebels with a Cause Competition, Estonia), IFFR - Rotterdam international Film Festival (Voices Main Programme)...
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
It is the tale of a day in the life of Jaroslav K. (43) – a family drama, depicting a conniving and violent tormentor, sexual and domestic abuse with an unexpected end. This film was inspired by almost two years of research in both male and female prisons. Using experience gained, I approached my third film in a more daring way, going deep into my soul using what I call the “analogue method” a language of metaphors and my imagination based on solid research in the real world. I have rewritten my research into the language of an imaginary parallel world, thus creating a tiny layer on top of reality that helps the audience see through unconscious connections, instead of through the logic of social norms.
Although many are reluctant to accept that such abuse exists on their home ground, certainly in Central Europe, it is sadly a phenomenon without borders. I believe that my absurdist drama rendered in non-traditional form of game will present a novel perspective on intimacy, sexuality, and violence, and in particular on domestic violence in modern society.
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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Mira Fornay premiered her debut Foxes (2009) at Venice Film Festival (International Film Critics’ Week). Her second film, My Dog Killer (2013), won the Tiger Award in the main competition at the Rotterdam IFF, receiving a nomination for the European Film Awards, and was chosen as the Slovak national entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars. Her latest film Cook F** Kill is now premiering at Black Nights Film Festival 2019 in the Rebels with a cause competition. She is also coproducers of her last two films and owner of film company MIRAFOX.
FILMOGRAPHY
FOXES/ “Lištičky”
- IFF Benátky competition Venice days 2009
- IFF Cottbus - prize DIALOG
- Slnko v sieti 2010 - Prix JANDL
- IFF Rouen - R. Derzsi - Best actress
MY DOG KILLER/ “Můj pes Killer”
- IFF Rotterdam – Hivos Tiger Award Winner 2012
- IFF Vilnius – M. Fornay – best director
- IFF Titanic – merit international jury
- Finále Plzen – Golden kingfisher – best Czech film 2012
- VII. IFF Andrej Tarkovsky “Zrcadlo” – best director
- Art film Trenč. Teplice – Prize Film Europe
- Filmfest München CineVision Award
WORDS FROM PROGRAMMERS
"Seen through the prism of a metaphor, the film is an intimate story about family or “the most aggressive group within a society, with the exception of the army and the police”, as Fornay states. The director employs stark and edgy black humour in order to expose the responsibility of her hero and by taking a step further, she presents the story as a game about games and the “family programming” that incubates abuse." Black Nights Film Festival
"A layered, absurdist family drama about the vicious circle of domestic violence in central Europe. All based on a fable about a chain of events that starts with a bloodthirsty wolf. The instinctually driven beast of prey is very akin to the aggressive father-in-law of Jaroslav, the anti-hero of this story. A timid ambulance driver, Jaroslav has a complex relationship with his wife, Blanka. She uses their three children as blackmail to get what she wants: his mother's apartment.
Various versions of the way Jaroslav attempts to save his marriage are ingeniously told and unfold as a video-game narrative. Roles and power dynamics are reversed, always culminating in a lot of blood and broken crockery. Other repeating elements include a falling jukebox, a choir of commenting women, like in a Greek tragedy, extensive cooking sessions, original metaphors and bizarre dialogue. The film was inspired by extensive research into violence in men's and women's prisons conducted by director Mira Fornay." Rotterdam Film Festival
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UPCOMING FESTIVAL SHOWINGS
JANUARY
Sunday 26 at 5:30pm (Rotterdam Film Festival)
Monday 27 at 9:30am (Rotterdam Film Festival)
Tuesday 28 at 10:30pm (Rotterdam Film Festival)
FEBRUARY
Saturday 1 at 9am (Rotterdam Film Festival)
Saturday 22 at 12:50pm (Berlin Film Festival)
MARCH
... way too soon, come back later!
With the support of:
Institut Français, Paris
Berliner-kuenstlerprogramm des DAAD
Co-produced by:
