Nástup 154/1941

Slovakia / 1941 / Czech Premiere / 5 min.

synopsis

A quasi-hagiographic portrait of the “useful idiot” of Slovak Nazism, Prime Minister Vojtech Tuka.

A special medallion dedicated to Vojtech Tukova forms an exceptional spot in the news context. The most prolific Nazi of the Slovak political establishment, and the accelerator of the genocide of Slovak Jews, is presented here as a martyr who prays in silence to the Virgin Mary, and invests in work for the nation. It is a framed narrative where we see Tukova’s hardships and merits in the national cause in retrospect, straightforwardly hagiographically fabricated. The film shows the filmmaking skills of I. J. Kovacevic, and at the same time, the perfidy of contemporary propaganda.