Koza
Da der Versuch scheitert, das Leben des ehemaligen Boxers Peter Baláž
dokumentarisch festzuhalten, entscheiden Ivan Ostrochovský und er, es zu fiktionalisieren. Also begibt sich der einst so vielversprechende
Boxer auf eine Tour durch verschiedene slowakisch-österreichisch-deutsche Provinzen, die zu einem Comeback und vor allem einer
finanziellen Verbesserung der prekären Lebenssituation mit Freundin und Kind im Roma-Viertel führen soll. Koza und sein launischer
Impresario (Zvonko Lakčević) geben ein skurriles Paar in diesem Roadmovie mit Anleihen im Gangster-Genre. Die dunkle Winterlandschaft
rund um das slowakische Žilina setzt Martin Kollár eindrucksvoll ins Bild. (Nicole Kandioler)
Peter “Koza” Baláž is a former Olympic boxer. He and his partner Miša are constantly struggling to make ends meet. Miša learns
that she is expecting a child and decides to terminate her pregnancy. She pressures Koza to get money for the procedure. Koza,
who has not trained in a while, steps back into the ring, hoping to earn some much-needed cash and possibly change Miša’s
mind. He and his manager Zvonko embark on a “tour”, where success is not measured in victories, but in the amount of blows
that Koza can take. There is boxing footage aplenty, but Ostrochovský and director of photography Martin Kollar, who beautifully
frames the dark, wintry landscape, primarily focus on the space outside the ring; they avoid stereotyping their subjects and
capture welcome moments of gentle humor. (Alissa Simon, Viennale)
Director's Biography
Born in 1972 in Žilina, then ČSSR, now Slovakia, Ivan Ostrochovský studied documentary directing and worked as a director
and producer in Bratislava. His first feature-length documentary, VELVET TERRORISTS, premiered at the 2013 Karlovy Vary International
Film Festival. His debut fiction feature film, KOZA, screened at the Berlinale in 2015 and was selected as Slovakia’s 2016
Oscar entry. Filme - Auswahl
Služobníci (Servants, 2020) - Koza (2015) - Zamatoví teroristi (Velvet Terrorists, 2013, doc, co-directors: Péter Kerekes, Pavol Pekarčík) - Ilja (2010, doc short)
Služobníci (Servants, 2020) - Koza (2015) - Zamatoví teroristi (Velvet Terrorists, 2013, doc, co-directors: Péter Kerekes, Pavol Pekarčík) - Ilja (2010, doc short)
Tribute 2021
Ivan
Ostrochovský
Slowakei / Tschechien
2015
color
75 Minuten
Slowakisch / Tschechisch
/ Englisch /
Deutsch
OmeU
Drehbuch
Marek Leščák, Ivan Ostrochovský
Kamera
Martin Kollar
Schnitt Viera
Čákanyová, Maroš Šlapeta, Matej Beneš, Peter Morávek
Ton/Sounddesign
Tobias Potočný
Mit Peter
Baláž, Zvonko Lakčević, Ján Franek, Stanislava Bongilajová, Nikola Bongilajová, Tatiana Piussi
Produzent*innen Marek Urban, Jiří Konečný, Ivan Ostrochovský, Maroš Šlapeta
Produktion
sentimentalfilm, endorfilm, Czech Television, Radio and Television
of Slovakia, Punkchart films
Weltvertrieb
Pluto Film
Weltpremiere
Berlinale 2015