Fragile Identity (2013)
Slovak director Zuzana Piussi examines her fellow countrymen’s current notions of nationality. She expresses her concern that Slovak national sentiment is rather fragile and liable to political misuse. The protagonists often reject the leading Czech figures of Czechoslovak history and prefer to look for their roots in the common “pre-national“ past of Great Moravia. Although many of the stories are rather tragicomic, the turbulent developments in the EU have shown that the search for one’s own identity is a sensitive matter not only in Slovakia.
Director: Zuzana Piussi
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: September 19, 2013
Screenplay
- Zuzana Piussi (Screenplay)
Cinematography: Zuzana Piussi
Editing: Jana Vlčková
Production: Ultrafilm, Produkce Radim Procházka
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Language: Slovenčina
Original Language: sk
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Fragile Identity about?
- Slovak director Zuzana Piussi examines her fellow countrymen’s current notions of nationality. She expresses her concern that Slovak national sentiment is rather fragile and liable to political misuse. The protagonists often reject the leading Czech figures of Czechoslovak history and prefer to look for their roots in the common “pre-national“ past of Great Moravia. Although many of the stories are rather tragicomic, the turbulent developments in the EU have shown that the search for one’s own identity is a sensitive matter not only in Slovakia.
- Who directed Fragile Identity?
- Fragile Identity was directed by Zuzana Piussi.
- What genre is Fragile Identity?
- Fragile Identity is a Documentary film.
- Where was Fragile Identity produced?
- Fragile Identity was produced in Czech Republic, Slovakia.