The Professional Parent
Original title: The Professional Parent
Directed by: Erik Jasaň
With: Ela Lehotská, Oľga Solárová, Klára Sviteková, Mariana Kroková
Synopsis :
Ingrid, a single mother living with her daughter and grandmother in a village in eastern Slovakia where Roma are stigmatized, is forced to become the “professional mother” of a young Roma girl in order to survive.
Awards
Cannes Short Film Corner
Rendez-vous Industry
2025
Erik Jasaň
Thomas Edison Film Festival
Honorable Mention
2025
Erik Jasaň
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu
World Premiere
2024
Erik Jasaň
Photos
Screenings
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Sunday 20 April 202510:00Venue : Le Studio des UrsulinesAddress : 10 Rue des Ursulines, 75005 Paris€9.40: Full price
€7.90: Person with a disability
€7.90: Student (under 26)
€5.40: Youth (under 15)
Free: Festival Pass
Online or at the ticket office: Culture Pass.
At the ticket office: Ciné Chèques.
Reviews
“Visiting children’s homes in eastern Slovakia, I estimate that 85% of the children taken in are Roma. Here, “professional parents” mainly care for Roma children and make people believe that they will receive adequate care and love from them. In many cases, this is true, but there are also cases where parents take children in for money.”
Erik Jasaň
Credits
- Erik Jasaň Director(s)
- Patrik Krivanek Assistant Director(s)
- Erik Jasaň, Marta Parlatore Screenwriter(s)
- Adriana Totikova Casting Director(s)
- Tudor Mircea Director(s) of Photography
- Pavol Jeňo Sound design
- Andrea Madlenakova Decoration / Artistic Director
- Hana Hancinova Costumes
- Andreescu Octavian, Peter Sestak Chief Electrician / Gaffer
- Catalin Cristutiu Editing
- Matei Ovejan, Dominik Bari Special Effects / VFX Supervisor(s)
- Pavol Jeno Original Music
- Ivan Horák Sound mixing
- Erik Jasaň, Marian Crisan Producer(s)
- Origine Films, DOG 95 FILM FACTORY Production companies
- Origine Films, DOG 95 FILM FACTORY Distribution companies
- Romania, Slovakia Countries of Origin
- Romania, Slovakia Countries of Filming
