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    • NTC Award Ceremony
      New Talent Competition gives young filmmakers from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe the opportunity to present their outstanding debut or second film to the public. Join us on Sunday 1 December at 19h
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    • Masterclass with Janez Burger
      This masterclass presents a unique opportunity to explore Burger's distinct storytelling style, genre use, and exploration of contemporary social issues. Join us on Saturday 30 November at 17h - Room 5
    • Panel Discussion: Exploration of individual and collective memory in cinema
      Panel Discussion: Exploration of individual and collective memory in cinema on Friday 29 November at 18h

ENFF On Tour in Rotterdam: Let There Be Light

Sunday 22 September | 19:30 hours | KINO | Gouvernestraat 129-133, 3014 PM Rotterdam

Join us On Tour in KINO Rotterdam and get ready for the Dutch premiere of Let There Be Light by Marko Skop. A deeply moving drama of a Slovak father who discovers that his son joined neo-Nazi group. The winner of Best Actor Award and Special Jury Mention at the Karlovy Vary IFF. After the screening, Eastern Neighbours Film Festival offers you the opportunity to reflect on the film with a complimentary drink.

Synopsis

Milan (40) has three children and does construction work in Germany in order to provide for his family in Slovakia. While visiting home over Christmas, he realizes that his eldest son Adam is a member of a paramilitary youth group. The boy is involved in bullying and the death of a classmate. The father has to decide what to do. In this process, along with his wife, he discovers the real truth about their son, their family, themselves and the community around them. A multi-layered drama which deals with religious hypocrisy and rise of right extremism in Eastern Europe.

Director’s statement

I am interested in the theme of an ordinary man, one out of the millions, who takes part in the mass xenophobic soul with his own tiny, ignorant particle, when he is confronted with the consequences of hatred in a hard way through events that occur in his own family… I have the feeling that there exists just a very thin line between affiliation to our own people, to people just like me on the one hand, and a broken nose on the other, when I stop being in harmony with them. I would like to try to depict evil and the mistakes that can lead to it in our unstable existence.

Original title: Nech je svjetlo Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic Year: 2019 Length: 93 min Director/Screenwriter: Marko Skop Cinematography: Jan Melis, ASK Editing: Frantisek Krahenbiel Cast: Milan Ondrik, Frantisek Beles, Zuzana Konecna, Lubomir Paulovic, Katarína Kormanakova Production: Marko Skop, Jan Melis – Artileria; Negativ, Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, Česká televize