Director: Tereza Nvotová
Under seventy-five minutes long, Father wastes no time letting a household's patience run out on the man who is supposed to hold it together.
What is Father about?
In this 2025 Slovak-Czech-Polish drama from director Tereza Nvotová, a middle-aged husband and father drifts through his days without any visible plan, while the people who depend on him watch their tolerance wear thin. Milan Ondrík anchors the film as a man whose stalling has stopped looking harmless to his family and started looking like a pattern they can no longer excuse. Anna Geislerová, Dominika Morávková-Zeleníková, Dominika Zajcz, and a supporting cast including Peter Bebjak and Roman Polák fill out the household and its circle, each reacting differently to a man who seems permanently stuck between intention and action. The film builds its tension quietly, through domestic routine rather than confrontation, tracking how ordinary frustration can curdle into something closer to estrangement.
Cast & crew
Milan Ondrík carries the title role opposite Anna Geislerová and Dominika Morávková-Zeleníková, with Dominika Zajcz, Peter Bebjak, Roman Polák, Ingrid Timková, and Jana Bittnerová rounding out the ensemble that surrounds him. Between them, the cast plays out nearly every possible reaction to a family member who refuses to change: quiet worry, open irritation, and eventual withdrawal.
Context & significance
Father is a co-production between Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland, directed by Tereza Nvotová and released in 2025. Its compact 74-minute runtime keeps the focus tight on a single household rather than a sprawling plot, favoring small, accumulating scenes over a conventional three-act structure.
Where & how to watch
Father streams on K-Time with Persian subtitles. Reading the page is free for anyone; watching the film requires logging into a K-Time account, with the interface presented in Farsi for viewers across the diaspora.