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By a Sharp Knife

Original title: Ostrým nozom
  • 20192019
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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By a Sharp Knife (2019)
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Ludovít has lost his son to a ruthless neo-nazi attack. But, due to a failing in the Slovak legislation, the attackers are soon released and Ludovít is faced with an absurd instance of injus... Read allLudovít has lost his son to a ruthless neo-nazi attack. But, due to a failing in the Slovak legislation, the attackers are soon released and Ludovít is faced with an absurd instance of injustice. He struggles with the apathetic police force, the opportunistic judge, but also with... Read allLudovít has lost his son to a ruthless neo-nazi attack. But, due to a failing in the Slovak legislation, the attackers are soon released and Ludovít is faced with an absurd instance of injustice. He struggles with the apathetic police force, the opportunistic judge, but also with the fact that he was never really close to his own son. The more he blames himself for hi... Read all
IMDb RATING
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263
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POPULARITY
198,563
45,197
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    • Director
      • Teodor Kuhn
    • Writers
      • Teodor Kuhn(screenplay)
      • Jakub Medvecký(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Roman Luknár
      • Ela Lehotská
      • David Hartl
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Teodor Kuhn
    • Writers
      • Teodor Kuhn(screenplay)
      • Jakub Medvecký(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Roman Luknár
      • Ela Lehotská
      • David Hartl
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár and Marian Mitas in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Grigely, Patrik Herda, Alexander Selimi, and Moloch Vlavo in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár and Marian Mitas in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár and Marian Mitas in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár, Ela Lehotská, and Marian Mitas in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár, Jana Olhová, and Marian Mitas in By a Sharp Knife (2019)
    Roman Luknár and David Hartl in By a Sharp Knife (2019)

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    Roman Luknár
    Roman Luknár
    • Ludovít Benko
    Ela Lehotská
    • Zuzana Benková
    David Hartl
    David Hartl
    • David Benko
    Ela Stefunková
    • Janka Benková
    • (as Ela Stafunková)
    Marian Mitas
    Marian Mitas
    • Operative Policeman
    Jana Olhová
    Jana Olhová
    • Prosecutor
    Tána Radeva
    • Judge Tibenská
    Miroslav Krobot
    Miroslav Krobot
    • Policeman Pavúr
    Sáva Popovic
    • Mafia Boss
    Moloch Vlavo
    • Robert Rasko
    Roman Grigely
    • Denis Sukup
    • (as Momo)
    Patrik Herda
    • Alexander Sadovský
    Alexander Selimi
    • Patrik Miskin
    Jana Valocká
    • Advocate
    Ivana Kubacková
    • State Secretary's Aide
    Vladimír Jedlovsky
    • TV Moderator
    Zuzana Cigánová
    • Mother of Zuzana
    Michal Rezný
    • Lawyer Trainee
    • Director
      • Teodor Kuhn
    • Writers
      • Teodor Kuhn(screenplay)
      • Jakub Medvecký(screenplay)
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    Top review
    A weird movie, high expectations, not quite fulfilled
    Cinematography is quite good, full points there, but the same can't be said about almost any other point. I never cringed so hard in a movie of this nature. Very deep topic, yet scenes decided to stay included, where actors not only managed to break me out of the emotion, but turn it into a laugh, too. The movie has a runtime of 85 minutes, but the story can only stretch so far. Why not cut it a bit more aggressively on the dialogue part, and include even more of the ambient scenes, like in the beginning where it almost feels like jump-cutting.

    I also never counted so many goofs. This is supposed to be set in 2005 judging only by the timestamp on the camera, the time printed on the magazine, and the fact that they still use Slovak crowns (Euro was introduced in 2009). The cars of the main characters are also carefully picked, but that's where the environment thought starts to fall apart. They are walking down a street and entering some building, when suddenly all the cars are modern. I'd assume that they couldn't clear the street for that shot.

    I like that the FMPH building was turned around so many times, what a creative way to get more out of your set. I also like that in the means of distribution, this got onto netflix, so that should be an achievement.

    If you really have the time, and you want to see a soviet-style country captured with how it's jurisdiction system is so fragile, then give this a watch. But don't expect too much. 2/5.
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    • Release date
      • February 21, 2019 (Slovakia)
    • Country of origin
      • Slovakia
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    • Language
      • Slovak
    • Also known as
      • Ostrým nozom
    • Production company
      • Nutprodukcia
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    • Budget
      • €500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $252,098
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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