FATHER
Special Features: U.S. Premiere | 2026 Oscar® Selection, Slovak Republic
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As a high-powered executive and family man, Michal’s (Milan Ondrík) mind is on autopilot as he goes for his morning run, showers off and gets ready to go to work. This ordinary routine is thrown slightly off course when his wife, Zuzka (Dominika Morávková) asks him to drop off their young daughter at daycare, and, like any good father, he obliges. But when a tragic accident turns the unimaginable into a brutal reality, Michal and Zuzka are left to pick up the pieces of their shattered family. Writer/director Tereza Nvotová (NIGHTSIREN, AFI European Union Film Showcase 2022) made her Venice Film Festival debut with this ripped-from-the-headlines drama, filmed in unshakeable long takes and featuring fearless performances by its two leads. –Josh Gardner
Official Selection, 2025 Venice Film Festival. DIR/SCR Tereza Nvotová; SCR Dusan Dudzak; PROD Marta Gmosinska, Veronika Pastekova, Anton Skreko. Slovak Republic/Czech Republic/Poland, 2025, color, 102 min. In Slovak with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, December 14, 2025
Genre: Drama
