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Slovakian writer/director Ivan Ostrochovský's (GOAT) sophomore narrative feature turns a politically fraught moment in his nation's history into what Variety calls an "impressively icy Iron Curtain noir," crafting a sublimely shot, black-and-white seminary drama that plays out like an impeccably crafted thriller. Set in 1980 in a Catholic seminary in totalitarian Czechoslovakia, SERVANTS follows newly arrived students Michal (Samuel Polakovic) and Juraj (Samuel Skyva) as they navigate the Communist Party's increasing infiltration of their school and face the stark choice between collaborating with the regime or undergoing constant surveillance by the secret police — or worse. Scripted by British screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (COLETTE, IDA), SERVANTS is an austere thriller in which the claustrophobic space of the seminary works as a palpable metaphor for the oppressive system closing in on the dissenting clerics. Winner, Best Original Music and Sound Design, 2020 Ghent International Film Festival; Winner, Special Jury Mention, 2020 Odesa International Film Festival. Official Selection, 2020 Berlin, Valladolid, Stockholm and New Directors/New Films film festivals.

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