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Zuzana Liová

Born October 7, 1977 · Zilina, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia] (age 48)

Zuzana Liová (born 7 October 1977) is a Slovak film director and screenwriter. Her first television film, Ticho, was broadcast on Slovenská televízia in December 2005. Her directorial debut was the 2011 film The House, which she also wrote. The House won six awards at the 2012 Sun in a Net Awards including Best Film, and Liová herself for Best Screenplay.

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Okhwan na ceste za slobodouOkhwan na ceste za slobodou · 2016
Okhwan na ceste za slobodou
2016
MovieDocumentary
The Hungarian DressmakerThe Hungarian Dressmaker · 2024
The Hungarian Dressmaker
6.82024
MovieDrama
Ema & Death’s-Head deals with the precarious border between humanism and the protection of one’s own life in situations when one excludes the other. Marika Sándorfi is hiding a Jewish boy during the dramatic era of the First Slovak State on the Slovak-Hungarian border. Šimon Holan, the boy in hiding, has a special ability to survive thanks to dreaming and a child’s fantasy.
Let There Be LightLet There Be Light · 2019
Let There Be Light
6.32019
MovieDrama
Milan, a Slovak working in Germany as a bricklayer, returns home to celebrate Christmas with his wife and three children, one of whom appears to be involved in suspicious activities related to an extremist organization.
The HouseThe House · 2011
The House
5.12011
MovieDramaFamily
Stone by stone, Imrich is building a small house for his daughter Eva almost entirely on his own. But for Eva, who is about to graduate from school, the prospect of moving into the house is about as appealing as being imprisoned in a jail she herself has helped to build. She has very different plans for her future...
Slovakia 2.0Slovakia 2.0 · 2014
Slovakia 2.0
2014
MovieDramaDocumentary
What is “Slovakia”? How to explain the notion of “Slovakia” of the past 20 years to an unknown stranger, a visitor from another planet? What is the genetic makeup or the software for “Slovakia”? How to use it? How does it change? Slovakia 2.0 is a film about twenty years of independent Slovakia as seen from the perspective of ten film directors. It is composed of ten 10-minute films of different genres ranging from drama, through animation and documentaries, to experimental film. The ten recognised film directors who offer an answer to what is Slovakia include a wide range of generations, views and genres, namely Juraj Herz, Martin Šulík, Peter Kerekes, Zuzana Liová, Mišo Suchý, Ondrej Rudavský, Iveta Grófová, Peter Krištúfek, Viera Čákanyová, and Miro Jelok.
The City of ShadowsThe City of Shadows · 2008
The City of Shadows
2008
SeriesDramaCrime
City of the Shadows is original Slovak crime TV series, broadcast since April 11, 2008 on the Markíza. It was produced by DNA Production company. The episodes are based on real events. TV series received the "Televízna udalosť roka“ Award by film critics.
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Prvá
Series
PrváPrvá · 2013
Prvá
2013
SeriesDocumentary

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Slovakia 2.0Slovakia 2.0 · 2014
Slovakia 2.0
2014
MovieDramaDocumentary
What is “Slovakia”? How to explain the notion of “Slovakia” of the past 20 years to an unknown stranger, a visitor from another planet? What is the genetic makeup or the software for “Slovakia”? How to use it? How does it change? Slovakia 2.0 is a film about twenty years of independent Slovakia as seen from the perspective of ten film directors. It is composed of ten 10-minute films of different genres ranging from drama, through animation and documentaries, to experimental film. The ten recognised film directors who offer an answer to what is Slovakia include a wide range of generations, views and genres, namely Juraj Herz, Martin Šulík, Peter Kerekes, Zuzana Liová, Mišo Suchý, Ondrej Rudavský, Iveta Grófová, Peter Krištúfek, Viera Čákanyová, and Miro Jelok.

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