Devínsky masaker

Quite rare to find in the region, this docu-drama brings a detailed review of a tragical incident: Slovak Lubomir Harman slaughtered his neighbors in the Devinska Nova Ves housing neighborhood. The movie, based on the real event, shows a brutal mass murder that shook the entire Slovak and Czech society last summer and became the most hyped issue in years, raising a question or two even today. The movie presents key moments as an acted reconstruction from the point of view of both the killer and the victims; it also features authentic shots or real allegations of witnesses, accomplices and mourners. One of the topics is what preceded the tragedy. “What makes an elite shooter do such a thing? Were there racial implications involved? What made a decent and quiet person decide to solve some kind of a problem this way?” - these are the questions that seek answers during this movie which caused some passionate reactions and discussions after its premiere this February. (Verleiher-Text)