Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

It is Christmas and Milan returns to his family in Slovakia from his construction job in Germany. Nevertheless, instead of holiday euphoria, it is all gloomy and mournful in Milan’s village. A young boy, who had enrolled in the same paramilitary nationalistic organization as Milan’s son, has committed suicide. Convinced that his son knows more than he lets on, Milan soon realizes that a cover-up mechanism has been put into action by the local authorities and the village folks. A tale of perpetuated hatred, passed on from generation to generation, and a painful reminder that fascism can only triumph through our indifference.

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No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Marko Škop
Script: Marko Škop
Cinematography: Ján Meliš
Editing: František Krähenbiel
Sound: Jan Čeněk
Music: David Solař, Oskar Rózsa
Actors: Milan Ondrík, František Beleš, Zuzana Konečná, Ľubomír Paulovič, Katarína Kormaňáková, Maximilián Dušanič, Daniel Fischer, Csongor Kassai, Anikó Vargová, Marek Geišberg
Production: Artileria
Producers: Marko Škop, Ján Meliš, Petr Oukropec, Pavel Strnad
Co-production: Negativ, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Česká Televize
Art Direction: Pavol Andraško
Costumes: Erika Gadus
Camera: Maros Zilincan, Pavol Wolf
Make Up: Zuzana Paulini
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Slovak Republic, Czech Republic
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 93΄
Contact: Loco Films, info@loco-films.com
Awards/Distinctions: Award of Ecumenical Jury (Special Mention), Best Actor– Karlovy Vary IFF 2019

Marko Škop

Marko Škop studied Journalism and Documentary Film Direction in Bratislava and went on to gain his PhD in Mass Media. His documentary directorial debut Other Worlds was the first-ever documentary to win the Audience Award at the Karlovy Vary IFF. His second documentary film Osadné was awarded the Best Documentary film at the Karlovy Vary IFF. His debut fiction feature project Eva Nová won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto IFF. Let There Be Light is his second feature.

Filmography

2006 Iné svety | Other Worlds (doc)
2009 Osadné (doc)
2009 Eva Nová
2019 Let There Be Light