Agáva
A small border town in the south of Slovakia is surprised by the sudden arrival of respected builder Mr. Hampl and his young wife Nada. She catches the eye of an equally young local teacher, Daniel, who is still recovering from his military experience in The Second World War. At first, Nada tries to resist Daniel's charm but her decision is complicated by the scent of flowering agave in the hot summer air. When the agave after 30 years of sleep finally blooms, Nada's primary decision not to give in is permanently void... A simple love story on the surface opens into to a deep, psychological study set in the hot summer of 1947. The Second World War has just ended and the Communist coup is waiting in the wings to wipe nearly a whole generation of Slovak intelligentsia from the history.
Directed by Ondrej Šulaj · Written by Ondrej Šulaj
Cast
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Katarína Šafaříková Naďa -
Marek Geišberg Daniel Oresansky -
Milan Kňažko Hampl -
Éva Bandor Stefina -
Milan Lasica -
Mária Breinerová -
Branislav Deák -
Lukáš Latinák -
Juraj Kemka -
Róbert Jakab
Make it a double feature
3h 10m together
Agáva
Music
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