A Thousand Times Jááánošííík, or the Birth of a Legend

A film message of director Juraj Štepka about the first Slovak stage play that reached in 2017 its 1000th performance. The creators of this stylized cinematic documentary follow almost half a century long, bitter and comical fate of the play and the theater, since its premiere in Radošina in 1970 until its last production Jááánošííík after 300 Years. The film talks about the difficult ten-year process of approval of the production during the period of normalization, but also about its subsequent reception from critics and audiences, about the joy from acting and the long-term connection between the theater and its audiences. (MFF Cinematik Piešťany)