Father (2025)

Original title

Otec

Directed by

Tereza Nvotová

Genre

drama

Country

Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A father accidentally leaves his baby in a car. The film follows his struggle with guilt and the aftermath of that moment.

tensepsychologicalsomberintrospectiveslow-burnunsettlingintimateemotional

What happens

Father (Slovak: Otec) is a 2025 Slovak-language psychological drama film directed by Tereza Nvotová, co-written by Nvotová and Dušan Budzak. Starring Milan Ondrík and Dominika Morávková, it follows a father who experiences forgotten baby syndrome. The film had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 28 August 2025. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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