The Lust for Power

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Director:Tereza Nvotová
Cast:Vladimír Mečiar, Petr Pithart, Theodor E. Russell, Michael Kocáb
Premiere:12. October 2017
Length:94 minutes
Genre:Document

The Lust for Power

Mečiar; Tereza Nvotová, 2017, OV (sk) + AT; Tereza Nvotová, 2017, versions: OR,ES,

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Director: Tereza Nvotová • Scenario: Tereza Nvotová, Josef Krajbich • Dramaturge: Ivo Trajkov • Camera: Martin Žiaran • Music: Pjoni • Sound: Igor Baar • Haircut: Josef Krajbich • Producer: Zuzana Mistríková a Ľubica Orechovská (PubRes, Tereza Polachová (HBO Europe), Kateřina Černá a Pavel Strnad (Negativ) • Cast: Vladimír Mečiar, Petr Pithart, Theodor E. Russell, Michael Kocáb, Ľuboš Jurík, Fedor Flašík, Marián Leško, Oskar Fegyveres, Peter Tóth, Tom Nicholson, Martin M. Šimečka

The story begins in 1989 when she’s a one year old and the Velvet Revolution is about to bring down the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Following their victory, almost none of the revolutionary leaders want to occupy important government positions. They organize an open call for the position of Minister of Interior, and an unknown lawyer from a small town, Vladimir Meciar, vies for the job. He wins and proceeds to rise to the very top.

While governing he becomes a benevolent dictator, ruling the country using tools of corruption, propaganda and organized crime. While events like the division of Czechoslovakia or the kidnapping of the President's son unfold, Tereza and her friends are playing children's games of politics casting Meciar in the lead role.

The documentary Taste of Power doesn’t only cover one chapter in Slovak political history. It raises universal and very current questions, because Meciar-like political archetypes keep popping up all over the world.

Are we ever going to find out, why we tend to put blind faith in authoritarian leaders?

Length: 94 min

Year: 2017
Local premiere date: 12. October 2017

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia

Language version:

OR - Original version
ES - English subtitles

S Kartou Lumierka vstupenka za 1€ | Týždeň slovenského filmu!

Director: Tereza Nvotová • Scenario: Tereza Nvotová, Josef Krajbich • Dramaturge: Ivo Trajkov • Camera: Martin Žiaran • Music: Pjoni • Sound: Igor Baar • Haircut: Josef Krajbich • Producer: Zuzana Mistríková a Ľubica Orechovská (PubRes, Tereza Polachová (HBO Europe), Kateřina Černá a Pavel Strnad (Negativ) • Cast: Vladimír Mečiar, Petr Pithart, Theodor E. Russell, Michael Kocáb, Ľuboš Jurík, Fedor Flašík, Marián Leško, Oskar Fegyveres, Peter Tóth, Tom Nicholson, Martin M. Šimečka

The story begins in 1989 when she’s a one year old and the Velvet Revolution is about to bring down the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. Following their victory, almost none of the revolutionary leaders want to occupy important government positions. They organize an open call for the position of Minister of Interior, and an unknown lawyer from a small town, Vladimir Meciar, vies for the job. He wins and proceeds to rise to the very top.

While governing he becomes a benevolent dictator, ruling the country using tools of corruption, propaganda and organized crime. While events like the division of Czechoslovakia or the kidnapping of the President's son unfold, Tereza and her friends are playing children's games of politics casting Meciar in the lead role.

The documentary Taste of Power doesn’t only cover one chapter in Slovak political history. It raises universal and very current questions, because Meciar-like political archetypes keep popping up all over the world.

Are we ever going to find out, why we tend to put blind faith in authoritarian leaders?

Year: 2017
Local premiere date: 12. October 2017

Country of origin:

  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia

Language version:

OR - Original version
ES - English subtitles