VALLEY OF THE WIDOWS

Original Title | VALLEY OF THE WIDOWS

Directors | Katarína Jonisová, Miro Jelok

Slovakia, Romania, Czech Republic, 90 min (estimated)

SYNOPSIS

A small village in the isolated Transylvanian valley has been sinking into toxic sludge for decades. As a result of ongoing copper mining, thousands of tonnes of waste flow into the valley every day. Near the tailings pond only old widows live, amongst which one middle-aged woman, Valerica. She ran away from her family and moved into an abandoned house inherited from her father. She has drawn a line behind her past life and now she tries to live anew. In the scenery of a ruined landscape, Valerica finds her own place on Earth.

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Tangaj Production

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Writer | Katarína Jonisová, Miro Jelok

Director | Katarína Jonisová, Miro Jelok

Producer | Katarína Jonisová, Miro Jelok

Co-producer | Anda Ionescu, Anamaria Antoci, Jordi Niubó

Director of Photography | Jaromír Kačer

Editor | Cătălin Cristuțiu

Audiovizuálny fond

Catapult Film Fund

InMaat Storytelling Fund

Romanian Film Centre 

Czech Film Fund

DOK.forum München 2023

Bratislava Industry Days 2023

FIPADOC Biarritz 2024

Running Time 90 min (estimated)

Aspect Ratio n/a

Sound 5.1

Color

Screening Format DCP 2K