I, Olga Hepnarová

2DORES15
Director:Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda
Cast:Michalina Olszańska, Marika Šoposká, Klára Melíšková, Petra Nesvačilová
Premiere:14. April 2016
Length:105 minutes
Genre:Historical, Drama, Biographical, Psychological

I, Olga Hepnarová

Já, Olga Hepnarová; Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb, 105´, 2016, OV (cz) + AT ; Tomáš Weinreb,Petr Kazda, 2016, versions: OR,ES,

Director: Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda • Scenario: Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb • Camera: Adam Sikora • Cast: Michalina Olszańska, Marika Šoposká, Klára Melíšková, Petra Nesvačilová, Jan Novotný, Juraj Nvota, Lukáš Bech, Pavel Neškudla, Gabriela Míčová

Olga Hepnarova was a young, lonely lesbian outsider from a coldhearted family who couldn't play the part society desired of her. Her paranoid self-examination and inability to connect with other people eventually drove her over the edge of humanity when she was only twenty-two years old.

The film shows the human being behind the mass murderer without glorifying or downplaying the terrible crime she committed. Guided by her letters we delve into Olga's psyche and witness the worsening of her loneliness and alienation as we reconstruct the events that led up to her disastrous actions.

Evil is part of being human. Although the story is set in the 1970ies, young people worldwide today still face problems of not belonging, being different, and being bullied because of race, gender or sexual orientation.

Length: 105 min

Year: 2016
Local premiere date: 14. April 2016

Country of origin:

  • Slovakia
  • Poland
  • France
  • Czech Republic

Language version:

OR - Original version
ES - English subtitles

Director: Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda • Scenario: Petr Kazda, Tomáš Weinreb • Camera: Adam Sikora • Cast: Michalina Olszańska, Marika Šoposká, Klára Melíšková, Petra Nesvačilová, Jan Novotný, Juraj Nvota, Lukáš Bech, Pavel Neškudla, Gabriela Míčová

Olga Hepnarova was a young, lonely lesbian outsider from a coldhearted family who couldn't play the part society desired of her. Her paranoid self-examination and inability to connect with other people eventually drove her over the edge of humanity when she was only twenty-two years old.

The film shows the human being behind the mass murderer without glorifying or downplaying the terrible crime she committed. Guided by her letters we delve into Olga's psyche and witness the worsening of her loneliness and alienation as we reconstruct the events that led up to her disastrous actions.

Evil is part of being human. Although the story is set in the 1970ies, young people worldwide today still face problems of not belonging, being different, and being bullied because of race, gender or sexual orientation.

Year: 2016
Local premiere date: 14. April 2016

Country of origin:

  • Slovakia
  • Poland
  • France
  • Czech Republic

Language version:

OR - Original version
ES - English subtitles