Directed by:
Mariana Čengel SolčanskáScreenplay:
Mariana Čengel SolčanskáCinematography:
Laco JanošťákComposer:
Vladimír MartinkaCast:
Rebeka Poláková, Maroš Kramár, Milan Ondrík, Dano Heriban, Milan Mikulčík, Ingrid Timková, Dávid Hartl, Vladislav Plevčík, Ján Greššo, Tomáš Hanák, Juraj Hrčka (more)Plots(1)
Set in the mid-1990s, the political thriller Kidnapping captures the circumstances surrounding a reallife scandal – the abduction of the president's son, Michal Kováč Jr. The noirish crime thriller recounts a time of political power struggle, when representatives of the state had no scruples about misusing secret services or government authorities to fulfil their aims, even going so far as to involve the criminal underworld in their nefarious practices. This ill-famed era gave rise to a number of suspicious acts and unsolved murders, which were swept under the rug by the prime minister when, as acting president, he declared his infamous amnesties. Casting well-known Slovak actors, director Mariana Čengel Solčanská brings the main players in these events back to centre stage. The suspenseful atmosphere and riveting plot are compounded by the chilling realization that this is a story about real people with real fates and human tragedies that remain uninvestigated to this day. (Art Film Fest)
(more)Cast
Ivan Béla Vojtek
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Všetko za národ (2011) (theatrical recording)
Statky zmätky (2009) (theatrical recording)
Dáma bez kamélie (2016) (theatrical recording)
Erik Ollé
Best movies:
That Trip We Took with Dad (2016)
Cop War (2024)
Amnesty (2019)
Andrej Kováč
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Journey to Yourland (2022)
Šťastie na dobierku (1986) (TV movie)
Jaroslav Mottl
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Teacher (2016)
Broken Promise (2009)
Kidnapping (2017)
Richard Klvač
Best movies:
Broken Promise (2009)
Kidnapping (2017)
First Slovak Horror (2014)
Ľudovít Cittel
Best movies:
Sekal Has to Die (1998)
Kidnapping (2017)
Thomas le fauconnier (2000)
Gabriela Dolná
Best movies:
Statky zmätky (2009) (theatrical recording)
Eva Nová (2015)
Examination (2010) (TV movie)
David Miřejovský
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Attila Bocsárszky
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kráľovská hra (1999) (TV movie)
Kidnapping (2017)
Knieža (1998) (TV movie)
Juraj Ďuriš
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Filmoviedky: Nočný trezor (2011) (TV movie)
Duch (2023) (series)
Juraj Igonda
Best movies:
Examination (2010) (TV movie)
Kidnapping (2017)
Little Feather (2016)
Jozef Domonkoš
Best movies:
Sluha dvoch pánov (1991) (TV movie)
The Teacher (2016)
Rozruch na onkológii (1991) (TV movie)
Samuel Šimko
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Kristína Tormová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Hra o láske (2011) (theatrical recording)
Walking Too Fast (2009)
Nesmrteľní (2010) (series)
Dušan Kaprálik
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Lekár umierajúceho času (1983) (series)
Romulus Veľký (1992) (TV movie)
Naši synovia (1975) (series)
Peter Kadlečík
Best movies:
Statky zmätky (2009) (theatrical recording)
Kidnapping (2017)
Three Golden Ducats (2023) (TV movie)
Katarína Farkašová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Katarína Kolajová
Best movies:
Ja, stará mama, Iliko a Illarion (1988) (TV movie)
Staroružová dráma (1989) (TV movie)
Čerešňový chlapec (2011) (TV movie)
Diana Pavlačková
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Love Me or Leave Me (2012)
Michaela Stráňavová
Best movies:
Kidnapping (2017)
Láska na vlásku (2014)