The Ordeal

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The Ordeal (2021)

Directed by Zuzana Piussi

Documentary · 1h 15m

In the past ten years, the Slovak citizens’ trust in justice has fallen sharply. Thanks to the access to Threema messages of Marian Kočner, a businessman under investigation in relation to the murder of the journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, a vast corruption network within state administration and the justice system has been revealed. Disintegrating the merciless machinery including corrupt judges, rich and influential businessmen, mafia, politicians, and innocent citizens alike, is all but an easy task. Reflecting on the long-term crisis of the Slovak justice system, Zuzana Piussi’s investigative documentary asks whether the justice system with its many failures can ever be corrected.

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Crew

Director
Zuzana Piussi
Director of Photography
Miro Remo
Original Music Composer
Lucia Piussi
Editor
Šimon Špidla
Producer
Vít Janeček

Details

Original title
Očista
Release date
2021-10-28
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
SK
Spoken languages
Slovak
Countries
Czech Republic, Slovakia
Production
D1 Film, VIRUSfilm, RTVS