FLOOD

(SK/CZ/PL/BE) — Sales (DE) : Pluto Films

As a water reservoir condemns her Rusyn village to disappear, a teenage girl dreams of becoming a pilot — while her father fights to hold on to the land that defines their family.

INFO

• Category: Feature film
• Genre: Drama / Coming-of-age / Historical
• Language: Ruthenian
• Countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium
• Director: Martin Gonda
• Producer: Katarína Krnáčová, Tomáš Gič (Silverart)
• Co-producers: Viktor Schwarcz (Cineart TV Prague), Izabela Igel (Harine Films), Henry Gillet (The Y-House Films)
• Cast & Crew: IMDB
• Editor: Paweł Laskowski (Editor of “Wolyn”)
• Sound & Music Post-Production: Sara Martinez Ruiz
• Composer: Théophile Moussouni
• International Sales: Pluto Films
• Distribution (Benelux): TBC
• Release date: 2025

Stage

In distribution

Themes

Family, village, flood, religion, tradition, relationship, father, daughter, morality, identity

Selections

• Mara Del Plata International Film Festival – 2025 – World Premier
• International Film Festival of India, Goa – 2025
• Sun in the Net Awards, Slovakia’s national film and television awards – 9 nominations and 6 awards – May 2026
• Zlín Film Festival — Special Jury Award – 2026
• Waterloo Historical Film Festival (WHFF) – October 2026
• CinEast Luxembourg – October 2026
• Slovakia’s official submission for the 99th Academy Awards (Oscars 2027) in the Best International Feature Film category

Links

• Green production under strict ecological and sustainable measures
• Flood will be the first feature film shot in the Ruthenian language about the Ruthenian national minority
• The previous film of the director Martin Gonda premiered in Cannes in Cinéfondation  
• Cineuropa

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