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THE DORMANT ACCOUNT

SPIACI UCET

By Miloslav LUTHER

ALEF FILM & MEDIA - as PROD

Drama - Production 2023

There is always a "now".

- Year of production
- 2023
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- SLOVAKIA, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Languages
- SLOVAKIAN, GERMAN
- Duration
- 110 mn
- Director(s)
- Miloslav LUTHER
- Producer(s)
- Marian URBAN (ALEF FILM & MEDIA)
- Synopsis
- The story takes place in two basic plans – in the present and the period of the Slovak State era (1940–1946). Today, the topic is becoming more and more exciting for us due to the approaching date of identifying the unknown owners of dormant Nazi accounts from the end of World War II who must claim these accounts in Swiss banks. The intersecting timelines connecting time and memory intrigued us about the theme.
  The peculiarity and originality of the story lies in the new aspects that are portrayed in the story: a reflection of the historical context associated with the protagonist’s search for a secret that is rooted in the period in which the most terrible crimes of the last century took place and that is connected with Aryanization, boundless greed, ruthlessness, borderline manifestations of inhumanity, and an unlimited desire for power.
  In the labyrinth of information, relationships, memories, clashes, tragic twists, and surprising discoveries, the protagonist ultimately gains nothing more than a new knowledge of his consciousness and underlying values that he cannot abandon at any cost, which can often mean disproportionately more than any pecuniary benefit.
  The ambiguous interpretation of characters looking for human rather than moralistic solutions in a dramatic crisis promises an engaging, appealing story with a deeply humanistic message and a starting point for an extraordinary film adventure.