Apricot Island (Slovak: Marhuľový ostrov) is a 2011 Slovak drama-romance, starring Szidi Tobias.
| Apricot Island | |
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| Slovak | Marhuľový ostrov |
| Directed by | Peter Bebjak |
| Written by | Peter Lipovský |
| Produced by | Peter Bebjak Rastislav Šesták |
| Starring | Szidi Tobias Attila Mokos Peter Nádasdy György Cserhalmi |
| Cinematography | Martin Žiaran |
| Edited by | Ondrej Azor |
| Music by | Juraj Dobrakov Tamás Szarka |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Film Europe |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Slovakia |
| Languages | Slovak, Hungarian |
| Budget | €1,200,000 (estimated) |
The movie distributed by Film Europe, was directed by Peter Bebjak, while produced in common with Rastislav Šesták for their DNA Production company.
At the 19th Třinecké filmové babí léto, the work won Audience Award as the Best Debut Feature Film in September 2011.[1][2] The same year, the film was shortlisted for the Slovak submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but the nomination went to Gypsy.[3]
Apart from the leading role, Tobias recorded the main theme of the movie entitled "Brehy". The song composed Slavo Solovic for lyrics by Peter Lipovský.[4]
Cast edit
- Szidi Tobias as Bábika
- Attila Mokos as Lajcsi
- Peter Nádasdy as Jancsi
- György Cserhalmi as
Additional credits edit
- Rastislav Gore - gaffer
- Tomáš Zednikovič - cinematographer (second unit)
- Oto Häusler - architect
- Juraj Petráň - make-up artist
- Ján Kocman - costume designer
- Peter Gajdoš - director of audiography
Awards edit
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Marhuľový ostrov | Třinecké filmové babí léto | Audience Award - Best Debut | Won[1][2] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Vítězové 1995-2009 → Cena publika". Třinecké filmové babí léto (in Czech). TFL. tfl.cz. Retrieved 2012-01-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Stalo sa za 30 dní". Slovenský filmový ústav (in Slovak). SFÚ. November 2011. filmsk.sk. Archived from the original on 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Na Oscaroch bude Slovensko zastupovať CigánZobraz článok" (in Slovak). kino.server.sk. Retrieved 2011-01-14.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Benedikovič, Tomáš (2011-04-04). "Pieseň k filmu Marhuľový ostrov naspievala Szidi Tobias". Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky (in Slovak). SITA. fuu.sk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
External links edit
- Marhuľový ostrov (official website)
- Marhuľový ostrov at IMDb
