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Candidate (2013)

Candidate poster
Original title
Kandidát
Directed by
Jonáš Karásek
Genre
comedy film, thriller film
Country
Slovakia, Czech Republic
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A political campaign takes a dark turn when a candidate gets embroiled in corruption scandals. The film follows the fallout and danger that arise from ties to organized crime.

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What happens

Candidate (Slovak: Kandidát) is a 2013 Czecho-Slovak film. It was directed by Jonáš Karásek. It premiered in October 2013. It is a political thriller that includes references toward corruption scandals in Slovak politics, notably the Gorilla scandal. It was the most visited Slovak film of 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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