Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

Dark love story inspired by the lives of a real-life married couple of serial killers.

Manželé Stodolovi
Czechia, Slovakia 2023
108 min.
15+
  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.
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Jaroslav and Dana are a young couple who live in a quiet village where all the inhabitants know each other well. Looking for easy money, they decide to rob their lonely old neighbour, whom Jaroslav kills in the process. To their surprise, the police accept the pensioner's violent death almost automatically as an accident and take no further interest in the case. This leads the Stodolos to think that the elderly are easy victims not only for petty theft but also for murder. There is no turning back, Dana has grown fond of the power over her victims and the strange adventurous feeling of victory over the police. Jaroslav finds himself at a crossroads where he has a chance to walk away from Dana, but fails and must face the consequences of his and her crimes. The brutal murders were closely related to their relationship, a picture of dependency and mutual manipulation from which neither could emerge victorious.

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Credits
Director: Petr Hátle
Screenplay: Petr Hátle, Tomáš Hrubý
Cinematography: Prokop Souček
Music: Adam Levý
Sound: Adam Levý
Editing: Šimon Hájek , Jakub Podmanický
Production Design: Ivana Kanhäuserová
Producer: Tomáš Hrubý
Co-production: Jakub Viktorin
Costumes: Tereza Kopecká
Cast: Lucie Žáčková , Jan Hájek , Jelena Juklová , Dana Syslová , Barbara Lukešová , Martina Jindrová
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  • This film is available in the following territories: Czechia, Slovakia.