A few years ago I had to encounter a near-death experience. Most of the casted people do not have mail or trust an official casting call. Die Vorproduktion und Drehbucharbeit begann im Frühjahr 2015. Dabei beginnen Pepe und Marcela sich ineinander zu verlieben. Schauspieler Simon Schwarz, der hier erstmals als Produzent fungierte, begab sich zusammen mit Regisseurin Alexandra Makarová und Kameramann Georg Weiss auf Dutzende Recherchereisen und Castingreisen in die Ostslowakei unter anderem nach Zámutov, Jánovce (Poprad) und Richnava.Später kamen die Szenenbildnerin Momo … Somewhere in the outskirts of Vienna, gypsy mafia man Rocky rules his “family” with an iron fist. When we happened to see Roman at a sports festival near the largest slum in Richnava, it was clear to me: that he could be the right main male character. "[8] Der Falter, Der Standard befand, dass der Film seine Romeo-und-Julia-Erzählung mit einem poetischen Realismus verbinde, wie man ihn im heimischen Kino sonst kaum sehe. NEWS: available in Austria on DVD and as Download on Vimeo! Sie stammt aus dem gemeinsamen Heimatdorf in der Ostslowakei und soll unter Rocky die Schulden ihres Vaters abarbeiten. Many of the young people we casted could not read or write, creating an unpleasant and sad situation for all concerned. (Already in the METAMORPHOSEN of Ovid these motivations break out in PYRAMUS AND THISBE, Bandello introduces in his novel about the TRAGIC DEATH OF TWO UNBELIEVABLE LOVERS Romeo and Juliet, thus offering Shakespeare and de Vega the material for their dramas. https://www.heute.at/s/simon-schwarz-plaudert-uber-seine-hochzeit--40323013 The first is love. Ovšem jako vždy jsou jeho rodiče pohlceni svými vlastními problémy. The casting took place more or less continuously. The risk loving, knowing how difficult their lives will be. An unmarried, childless 35-year-old Roma from an Eastern Slovak slum like Rocky has to deal with a different kind of social pressure and behaves differently than an Austrian craftsman of the same age. Without electricity or running water she lives a dreary routine. Those who wanted got a little scene and had a week to prepare for the casting. His countenance had changed rapidly in recent years, they were grim, aggressive and no longer a 12-year-old boy. Alexandra Makarová; ... chce Simon rodičům představit svou novou přítelkyni. Als Favorit merken Als Favorit merken ... Alexandra Makarová. In a sense, they all want to break out of the role assigned to them by the patriarchal power structure and to be free. The milieu we are trying to portrait is based on a tradition that has not changed for centuries. Eine arrangierte Ehe mit Rocky soll ihre Familie von der Schuldenlast befreien. Statt tristen Graus strahlten satte Farben von der Leinwand, „statt kühler, analytischer Distanz setzt es große Gefühle.“ Der überhöhte Stil mit Zeitlupen, Traumsequenzen und expressiver Farbdramaturgie helfe dabei, manch holprige Plotwendung „nicht allzu sehr unter die Glaubwürdigkeitslupe zu nehmen. After realizing that Roman could be Pepe, we brought Simona and František Balog, who plays Rocky and is the only one in whole Slovakia, who has a permanent position as an actor at the State Theater, to see how they harmonize. Alexandra Makarová chcela vedieť, ako títo mladí ľudia doma žijú, čím sa zaoberajú, po čom túžia, v akých spoločenských štrukúrach sa pohybujú, aby mohla o tejto téme nakrútiť autentický krátky film. Production Geretschläger-Makarová-Schmidl-Weiss & Soleil Film. Roman PokutaSimona KováčováFrantišek BalogSimonida SelimovicMartin GáborMaximillian SixWolfgang ZechmayerEva SpreitzhoferSasa Makarová, 19th Diagonale Graz – Official Selection/World Premiere – AT 03/201825th Art Film Festival Kosice – Official Selection – SK 06/201812th Fünf Seen Filmfestival – Official Selection – DE 09/201840th Biberacher Filmfestspiele – Official Selection – Award Best Screenplay – DE 10/201845th International Film Weekend Würzburg – Official Selection – DE 01/20193rd Open Window Film Festival Kolkata – Official Selection – IND 02/20194th Indie Lincs International Film Festival – Official Selection – Audience Award – UK 02/20195th Felacos – Festival de Largos y Cortos de Santiago – Official Selection – CL 03/201933rd Bolzano Filmfestival Bozen – Official Selection – IT 04/20198th New Austrian Cinema Festival Moscow – Official Selection – RU 04/201930rd Romy Academy Award – Official Selection – Award Best Producer Feature Film/Cinema – AT 04/201929th Filmkunstfest 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11/201913th Lublin Film Festival – Official Selection – PL 11/201912th SiciliAmbiente Film Festival – Official Selection – IT 08/2020Louisville’s International Festival of Film – Official Selection – US 11/2020, Open Air Kino wie noch nie – Augarten/Vienna – AT – 18/07/2018Austrian Culture Forum Slovakia – Cinema Lumière/Bratislava – SK – 17/12/20182nd FilmApéro – Soroptimist International Club/Ravensburg – DE – 24/03/2019Independent Film Collaborative – Winner IFC 2019/Los Angeles – US – 30/04/2019Austrian Culture Forum Egypt – Cairo – EG – 13/08/2019, Guitar: Marko FerlanViolin: Polina WinklerMusic: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler, Artists: Nicolas Fischer, Vanja Toscano de Almeida, Polina Winkler, Lukas FellnerMusic & Lyrics: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler, Artists: DonauwellenreiterMusic & Lyrics: Casteñeda, Zaric© 2012 DonauwellenreiterBy courtesy of Donauwellenreiter, Artists: Polina Winkler, Johannes Winkler, Vanja Toscano de AlmeidaMusic & Lyrics: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler, Artist: One Two Three Cheers And A TigerMusic & Lyrics: Andreas Augustin, Daniel Prochaska, Jakob Hauck© 2009 Wohnzimmer RecordsBy courtesy of  Wohnzimmer Records, Artists: Vanja Toscano de Almeida, Polina Winkler, Johannes Winkler, Lukas FellnerMusic & Lyrics: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler, Artist: Moderat,Music & Lyrics: Gernot Bronsert, Sebastian Szary, Sascha Ring© Monkeytown Music GmbH, Random Noize Musick GmbH℗ 2009 BPitch Control GmbHBy courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH, Budde Music & BPitch Control, Artist: Patrick SchmidlMusic & Lyrics: Patrick Schmidl© 2018 Patrick Schmidl, Artists: Vanja Toscano de Almeida, Polina Winkler, Magdalena Wieckowska, Johannes Winkler, Lukas FellnerMusic & Lyrics: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler, Artists: Polina Winkler,Johannes Winkler, Lukas FellnerMusic & Lyrics: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler, Artists: Polina Winkler, Nicolas Fischer,Johannes Winkler, Lukas FellnerMusic & Lyrics: Johannes Winkler© 2018 Johannes Winkler. There are two very strong motivations of life in our story. Elena Tikhonova. There are many dedicated people in Slovakia, who try to get young people out of their slums and give them new perspectives in the form of music, dance and drama – for example Ivan Akimov, who leads together with his Romni wife Helena Akimová full of verve and with a mad energy, the music school Kesaj C. In most cases, however, the attempt fails and often the girls are pregnant before the age of 18, or their families simply do not let them go. Especially in Eastern Slovakia there are many Roma. It was essential for us to show this parallel society as realistically as possible.Under normal production conditions it would probably not have been possible to realize this film. In such moments, and I can actually say that from my own experience, one is gratefull for all decisions you made yourself. Additionally, it is the first experience in … Februar 2021 um 21:31 Uhr bearbeitet. Did he attend any school? Makarová lives and works in Vienna and Berlin. What we experienced in the slum-like Roma villages of Eastern Slovakia was the fact that the man/the father, must provide protection to their women and children. It’s the same with everyone else of our Protagonists. 99 Min. In any case, it is an engine for our lives.The second motivation of our story is a story deeply rooted in our culture. Der lebensfrohe, verträumte 17-jährige Roma Junge Pepe lebt zusammen mit seinem unberechenbaren Onkel Rocky in einem baufälligen Haus am Rande Wiens. Dass in Wirklichkeit alles noch schlimmer ist, weiß man ohnehin. Not only in CRUSH MY HEART, but also in Slovakia, this desire among most Roma is a fight against windmills. Together with other Slovak Roma/Gypsy, the joyful teenager Pepe lives under the supervision of his despotic uncle Rocky in Vienna. The first is love. I hope this can be seen in the behavior of our protagonists and in the decisions they make and also in the complexion of the film, be it the scene-/costume design or in the music. ALEXANDRA MAKAROVÁ. Für Alexandra Makarová war dies das Regiedebüt in einem Langspielfilm. Spielfilm, A 2018 Regie: Alexandra Makarová / Originalton: Peter Rösner / Sounddesign: Peter Rösner / Filmmischung: Thomas Pötz, Bernhard Maisch / Musik: Johannes Winkler / Produzent/innen: Simon Schwarz, Konstantin Seitz / Produktion: Alternative Productions Poverty, love, joie de vivre, fear, insecurity, but also – and this is the decisive factor – the power of a culture of a population, which, no matter in which social environment they live, can be felt. What does he do if he does not have to beg on the streets? Pepe and Marcela have experienced feelings that many people are denied. Alexandra Makarová Writing Credits (in alphabetical order) Alexandra Makarová Sebastian Schmidl Cast (in credits order) Roman Pokuta ... Simon Schwarz ... producer Konstantin Seitz ... producer Music by . 2016 - UNTER DEUTSCHEN BETTEN Alexandra Makarová. Patterns have been developed in which children and women are treated as commodities. Nevertheless, I do not see an absolute defeat in the self-imposed suicide of Marcela and Pepe. No one should compare these castings with our standard castings. That is the reason why, we scoured schools, villages, sports fields, music and dance schools, clubs, etc. Simon Schwarz. Since the first reading of the treatment by Alexandra Makarová we could not escape the topic. Jahrgang. Zerschlag mein Herz ist Alexandra Makarovás Debütfilm. Sometimes we had to take an unjustifiable economic risk.