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Let There Be Light (2019)

Let There Be Light poster
Original title
Nech je svetlo
Directed by
Marko Škop
Genre
drama film
Country
Slovakia, Czech Republic
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
18+
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A son returns to his hometown in Slovakia after his father passes away. He must sort through his father's belongings and confront old family tensions.

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What happens

Let There Be Light is a 2019 Slovak-Czech drama film directed by Marko Škop who co-wrote with Frantisek Krähenbiel & Zuzana Liová. The film is produced by Jan Melis, Petr Oukropec, Marko Skop, and Pavel Strnad. The film stars Frantisek Beles, Milan Ondrík, Dieter Fischer, and Ingrid Timková. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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