‘Ms. President,’ About Slovakia’s First Female Leader Zuzana Caputova, ‘Grey Zone’ Win at Ji.hlava Doc Festival
variety.comMarta Balaga Marek Šulík’s “Ms. President” was named the winner of the Opus Bonum section at Ji.hlava Documentary Festival Saturday.
The film, which also opened the festival, was one of the buzziest titles this year, provoking discussions about upcoming U.S.
elections and zooming onto the fifth president of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová – the first woman ever to be elected to that role.
However, after completing her term, she did not seek reelection. It was produced by Barbara Janišová Feglová. The director told Variety that constantly forced to face “an aggressively misogynistic atmosphere in society, Čaputová was really tired after five years.” Now, it seems that “the populists have the upper hand.” “It really feels like something out of a bad movie that could be called ‘The Return of the Bad Guys,’” he said.
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