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  • The Candidate (2013)
  • 106 min | Comedy, Thriller
The Candidate (2013)
106 min | Comedy, Thriller

Nowadays, information is the most valuable currency. The story follows the background of a political campaign of a presidential candidate. There are two months remaining to the elections. Adam Lambert, a successful and influential owner of...See moreNowadays, information is the most valuable currency. The story follows the background of a political campaign of a presidential candidate. There are two months remaining to the elections. Adam Lambert, a successful and influential owner of an advertising agency, gets a job - to create a political campaign for a peculiar candidate - an indistinctive small-town entrepreneur. The goal is simply to stir the political waters and strip the opposite party of a few votes. Lambert is used to manipulating people without a blink of an eye and always gets what he wants. However, during a dinner party he is provoked into a bet against his rival - Ivan Muller, who works for the heaviest favorite of the elections. The stake is approximately 7 million euros. Lambert bets all his fortune on a single horse, the unknown candidate. He swears he will transform this loser into a president, and that he will accomplish that not later than in the first round of the elections. The movie Candidate depicts what goes on in the political scene, or what can come to pass very easily. It is a cynical analysis of the society which lets itself be manipulated by the rich and the powerful. Those who pull the strings create a world where the line between truth and illusion or good and evil disappears. (Bioscop) Written by crookedshoelace See less
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Director
Jonas Karasek (as Jonás Karásek)
Writers
Peter Balko (co-writer) | Michal Havran (book) | Maros Hecko (book)
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Release date
Oct 2013 (Slovakia)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Marek Majeský
Adam Lambert Adam Lambert   See fewer
Michal Kubovcík
Blondacik Blondacik   See fewer
Pavel Slabý
Biskup Biskup   See fewer
Ján Jackuliak
Ivan Muller Ivan Muller   See fewer
Roman Luknár
Bachratý Bachratý   See fewer
Pavel Nový
Generál Generál   See fewer
Lubomir Burgr
Starozitník Starozitník   See fewer
Milan Chalmovský
Peter Palko Peter Palko   See fewer
Michal Havran
Peter Poton Peter Poton   See fewer
Ivana Havranová
Redaktorka Redaktorka   See fewer
Jana Holkova
Girl from the street Girl from the street   See fewer
Lucia Jarosková
Asistentka Monika Asistentka Monika   See fewer
Katka Kurecková
Petra Jamnická Petra Jamnická   See fewer
Marek Liso
Agent Agent   See fewer
Danica Matusová
Casnicka Casnicka   See fewer
Marian Mitas
Lekár Lekár   See fewer
Dominika Moravkova
Hana, receptionist Hana, receptionist   See fewer
Lukas Pelc
Milan Kraus (as Lukás Pelc) Milan Kraus (as Lukás Pelc)   See fewer
Dusan Vicen
Primár Primár   See fewer
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