Summary
New husband Adam reluctantly takes a job with state security in a totalitarian country, thus becoming a secret police agent. This "contract with the devil" helps secure a flat for the happy couple, as well as a prosperous future. However, he soon finds out that he too is under surveillance.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Background watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 63GoodWatch 59
IMDb6.3
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109108Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 6 more
Released
2012
April 19, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
DramaHistoryThrillerLanguage
Slovak
Original language
Also spoken
CzechMade in
- Czechia
Poland- Slovakia
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 5
- Juraj Nvota Director, Screenstory
- Richard Bobek First Assistant Director
- Miro Mráz Assistant Director
- Ondřej Hartl Assistant Director
- Peter Hartl First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ľubomír Slivka Screenplay
Production · 12
- Pavel Mráz Executive Producer
- Izabela Wojczikova Executive Producer
- Katarína Vanžurová Producer
- Jaroslav Kučera Co-Producer
- Dariusz Jabłoński Co-Producer
- Viera Nadasová Assistant Production Manager
Camera · 8
- Jan Malíř Director of Photography
- Martin Chlpík Assistant Camera
- Pavol Husenica Additional Camera
- Jindřich Kubík Assistant Camera
- Štefan Bučka Additional Camera
- Adam Kruliš Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Alois Fišárek Editor
Sound · 6
- Dawid Korbaczyński Music
- Natalia Grosiak Music
- Ján Zachar Music
- Robert Dufek Sound
- Jan Paul Sound
- Ľubomír Novota Sound
Art · 1
- Peter Čanecký Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Ľubica Jarjabková Costume Design
- Juraj Steiner Makeup & Hair
Other crew · 2
- Ivan Hubač Dramaturgy
- Jan Gogola Dramaturgy
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