Cruel Joys
2002, Slovak. Directed by Juraj Nvota.
This simple story is the feature debut for well-known Slovak theater and television director Juraj Nvota. Set in a Slovak village at the turn of the last century, the story teems with passion, and repressed and hidden emotion. It delves into the search for identity, investigating both love and hatred, while dramatizing the tragic relationship between an adolescent girl (Tatiana Pauhofová) and her ambitious father (Ondrej Vetchý). Set against the striking though simple backdrop of a picturesque, even idyllic, landscape - one ostensibly cut off from any important historical, political, or social context whatsoever - the arrival of an unwanted individual evokes the onset of a cruel drama.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Slovak
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- Released
- 3 October 2002
- Original title
- Kruté radosti
- Country
- Czech Republic, Slovakia
- Written by
- Scarlett Čanakyová
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Cruel Joys runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Cruel Joys isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 October 2002. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Cruel Joys?
Cruel Joys (2002) was directed by Juraj Nvota and stars Tatiana Pauhofová, Ondřej Vetchý, Milan Mikulčík.