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Matchmaking Mayor
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Matchmaking Mayor

2010-12-09 · 72 min · ★ 3.5

Documentary

A village mayor is trying to bring together local people in their thirties who are still single. 21st century social engineering in a situation documentary by Erika Hníková. Slowly but surely, the Slovak village of Zemplínske Hámre is dying out. But its mayor, a retired general, refuses to give up. In fighting the thirty-year-olds‘ solitude he has used a variety of weapons such as offering a financial incentives for every newborn child or encouraging childbearing via the local PA system. None of it has worked. However, the mayor has a new plan. He decides to organize an evening get-together for singles from all the neighboring villages. Will our heroes find their partners after all?

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Directors
Erika Hníková
Production companies
Endorfilm, Česká televize, Slovenská televízia
Countries
Czech Republic
Status
Released

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Jozef GajdošHimself
Dana PasekováHerself
Monika MaxováHerself
Jančo OgurčákHimself
Dodo BarnaHimself
Marián LenkaHimself

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