Hannah and Her Brothers

Not to be confused with Hannah and Her Sisters.

Hannah and Her Brothers (Slovak: Hana a jej bratia), written and directed by Vladimír Adásek, is the first feature-length film from Slovakia to deal with homosexuality.^[1][2] The film premiered in December 2000 at the International Film Festival Bratislava^[3] and had its theatrical release in January 2001.

Hannah and Her Brothers Hana a jej bratia
Directed by	Vladimír Adásek
Written by	Vladimír Adásek
Produced by	Viera Sandtnerová Oľga Hiadlovská
Starring	Vladimír Adásek Martin Keder Marta Žuchová Lucia Hurajová Patrícia Jarjabková
Cinematography	Juraj Chlpík
Edited by	Alena Pätoprstá
Music by	Ivan Čermák Hana Hegerová
Release date	December 2000 (2000-12)
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Slovakia
Language	Slovak
Budget	2,000,000 Sk

Premise

In the local cabaret "Hannah and Her Brothers", Hana relates the story of the main character, Martin, and his journey of self-discovery through the songs of the Slovak chanteuse Hana Hegerová. The music and lyrics play an important role illustrating and commenting on the action.^[1]

Cast

• Vladimír Adásek as Hana
• Martin Keder as Martin
• Lucia Hurajová as Hema
• Marta Žuchová as Theodora
• Patrícia Jarjabková || Viera, Martin's mother
• Rudolf Kratochvíl as Vlado
• Juraj Mojžiš as Duga
• Scarlett Čanakyová as Eva
• Csongor Kassai as Miloš
• Gabriela Dzuríková as Božka
• Danica Koršová as Irma
• Veronika Turoková as Evička
• Dušan Cinkota as Ondrej
• Karol Čálik as Kveta
• Peter Bebjak as Professor
• Natália Drabiščáková as Magda
• Ján Martinkovič as Štefan
• Nora Srncová as Mail carrier

Awards

• 2000 International Film Festival Bratislava – Grand Prix Nomination (Vladimír Adásek)

See also

• Hana Hegerová discography