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Modra (2010)

Modra poster
Directed by
Ingrid Veninger
Genre
drama film, romance film, family film
Country
Slovakia, Canada
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian teenager travels to Slovakia with a friend to visit her extended family. Over the course of the trip, she navigates family ties and new experiences.

intimatebittersweetobservationalgentlecoming-of-agefamily-centeredreflectivelow-key

What happens

Modra is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ingrid Veninger and released in 2010. The film stars Hallie Switzer as Lina, a Canadian teenager visiting her extended family in Slovakia with her friend Leco (Alexander Gammell). Switzer is Veninger's real-life daughter, and many of the extended family roles were played by Veninger's own real-life family. The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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