The Ordeal
2021, Slovak. Directed by Zuzana Piussi.
In the past ten years, the Slovak citizens’ trust in justice has fallen sharply. Thanks to the access to Threema messages of Marian Kočner, a businessman under investigation in relation to the murder of the journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, a vast corruption network within state administration and the justice system has been revealed. Disintegrating the merciless machinery including corrupt judges, rich and influential businessmen, mafia, politicians, and innocent citizens alike, is all but an easy task. Reflecting on the long-term crisis of the Slovak justice system, Zuzana Piussi’s investigative documentary asks whether the justice system with its many failures can ever be corrected.
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- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Slovak
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The Ordeal is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 28 October 2021
- Original title
- Očista
- Country
- Czech Republic, Slovakia
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The Ordeal runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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The Ordeal is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Ordeal?
The Ordeal (2021) was directed by Zuzana Piussi.