Martin Slivka: The Man Who Planted Trees

A tribute to Martin Slivka, one of the most important personalities of Slovak cinematography and culture. He was the creator of Slovak documentary ethnographic film, director, screenwriter, dramaturgist, film theoretician, pedagogue, author and ethnograph, but mainly – exceptional person. This documentary is not only a remembrance of maestro Slivka through words of his close friends and colleagues, but also an attempt to slightly uncover the secret of his rich life and work.

Directed by Martin Šulík

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Cast

Martin Slivka

Himself (archive footage)

Vladimír Balco

Ludvík Baran

Vladimír Biskupic

Milan Černák

Katarína Chripková

Eduard Grečner

Viliam Gruska

Dušan Hanák

Boris Hochel

Róbert Kirchhoff

Miloslav Kubík

René Luzica

Hanka Mrkvicová

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