LET THERE BE LIGHT

NECH JE SVETLO

By Marko SKOP

ALPE ADRIA CINEMA - TRIESTE FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

Drama - Completed 2019

A guest-worker in Germany, Milan (40), discovers that back home in Slovakia his teenage son has become involved with home guards when he is accused of bullying and killing a classmate. The father starts searching for the truth about what happened, the truth about himself...

Festivals
& Awards

Karlovy Vary 2019
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC
    • Languages
    • SLOVAKIAN, GERMAN
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 93 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Marko SKOP
    • Writer(s)
    • Marko ŠKOP
    • Producer(s)
    • Marko ŠKOP (ARTILERIA, S.R.O.), Ján MELIŠ (ARTILERIA, S.R.O.), Petr OUKROPEC (NEGATIV FILM PRODUCTIONS), Pavel STRNAD (NEGATIV FILM PRODUCTIONS)
    • Synopsis
    • Milan (40) has three children and does construction work in Germany in order to provide for his family in Slovakia. While visiting his home over Christmas he discovers that his eldest son Adam is a member of a para-military youth group. The boy is involved in bullying and the death of a class-mate. The father has to decide what to do. In this process, along with his wife, he comes to discover the real truth about their son, their family, themselves and the community around them.