Victim

When the son of Ukrainian immigrant Irina is attacked, the whole city stands up in solidarity with her family and condemns their Roma neighbors, who allegedly committed the crime. But soon another truth starts to emerge. VICTIM is a suspenseful drama about a woman seeking justice in a racist society, torn between family and the search for the truth.

Victim is the emotionally sober first feature of Slovak director Michal Blaško, whose short film Atlantis, 2003 was selected for Cannes’s Cinéfondation in 2017 and won the award for Best Short Film at the Cottbus Film Festival that same year. The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Slovakia's nominee for the Best International Film Oscar.

The screening is part of the Goethe-Institut’s programme "FilmFestival Cottbus in Residence":

10.04.2024 – 19:00 – Artis | VICTIM (2022, Michal Blaško) + Q&A

11.04.2024 – 19:00 – Artis | FOOLS (2022, Tomasz Wasilewski)

12.04.2024 – 19:00 – Artis | BLINDFOLD (2020, Taras Dron)

The FilmFestival Cottbus (FFC) is one of the leading international festivals of Eastern European film.Three competitions and other country- and theme-specific program sections offer audiences the unique opportunity to see productions from Eastern and Central Europe, which often have their world, international or German premieres in Cottbus.

As part of „Saksa Kevad“2024 (German Spring 2024), the film festival will present its work in Estonia and show three films from its programme from previous years.

Partners: Land Brandenburg, FilmFestival Cottbus, connecting Cottbus, Goethe-Institut Estland

Language: Original version with English subtitles

Price: free entry with tickets