Nightsiren (Slovak: Svetlonoc, Czech: Světlonoc) is a 2022 Slovak-Czech psychological mysterious feminist movie by the director Tereza Nvotová. The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, where it won the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present award.[1]

Nightsiren
Directed byTereza Nvotová
Written byBarbora Namerova
Tereza Nvotová
Produced byMiloš Lochman
StarringNatalia Germani
Eva Mores
Marek Geišberg
Jana Oľhová
Iva Bittová
Juliána Oľhová
Music byPjoni
Rob
Production
company
moloko film
Release date
  • 29 October 2022 (2022-10-29)
Running time
106 minutes
Countries
  • Czechia
  • Slovakia
LanguageSlovak

Plot

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Eight-year-old Šarlota accidentally pushes her younger sister off a cliff. Realizing what she's done, she panics and runs away from home. She only returns as an adult, settling in a cabin in the mountains, feared by locals who believe a witch once lived there. Šarlota doesn't believe in witches, but when she learns that a small child was found there, she becomes interested in the story, hoping it could be her sister who survived the fall. The villagers refuse to talk about it and soon start suspecting Šarlota of witchcraft too.

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Critical reception

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The film generated positive reviews with an approval rating of 93% based on 15 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cena pro Světlonoc. Film Terezy Nvotové získal Zlatého leoparda na festivalu v Locarnu". iROZHLAS (in Czech). 2022-08-13. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ "Nightsiren". Rotten Tomatoes. 2023-09-22. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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