Agava (2015)
Release Year: 2015
Nation: Slovakia
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Ondrej Sulaj
Writer: Laura Sivakova, Ondrej Sulaj
Production & Genre
Producer: Producer: Patrik Pašš
Companies: Trigon Production, RTVS, Continental Film
Genre: Drama
Budget: N/A
Awards & Similar
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Story
A small border town in the south of Slovakia is surprised by the sudden arrival of respected builder Mr. Hampl and his young wife Nada. She catches the eye of an equally young local teacher, Daniel, who is still recovering from his military experience in The Second World War. At first, Nada tries to resist Daniel's charm but her decision is complicated by the scent of flowering agave in the hot summer air. When the agave after 30 years of sleep finally blooms, Nada's primary decision not to give in is permanently void... A simple love story on the surface opens into to a deep, psychological study set in the hot summer of 1947. The Second World War has just ended and the Communist coup is waiting in the wings to wipe nearly a whole generation of Slovak intelligentsia from the history.
Summary
In the sultry summer of 1947, a respected builder, Mr. Hampl, and his radiant young wife Nada arrive in a quiet border town in southern Slovakia. Their presence stirs local hearts, none more than that of Daniel, a young teacher still grappling with wartime traumas. Nada, initially resistant to Daniel's charms, finds her resolve wavering under the intoxicating scent of agave blooms. The plant, dormant for three decades, chooses this summer to flower, sealing Nada's fate. As passions ignite amidst political storm clouds, a seemingly simple love story unfolds into a profound psychological study against the backdrop of Slovakia's tumultuous post-war landscape and looming communist regime.
