Matchmaking Mayor
The Heart Can’t Be Commanded
A village mayor is trying to bring together local people in their thirties who are still single. 21st century social engineering in a situation documentary by Erika Hníková. Slowly but surely, the Slovak village of Zemplínske Hámre is dying out. But its mayor, a retired general, refuses to give up. In fighting the thirty-year-olds‘ solitude he has used a variety of weapons such as offering a financial incentives for every newborn child or encouraging childbearing via the local PA system. None of it has worked. However, the mayor has a new plan. He decides to organize an evening get-together for singles from all the neighboring villages. Will our heroes find their partners after all?
- Year: 2010
- Country: Czech Republic
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Endorfilm, Česká televize, Slovenská televízia
- Keyword: village, mayor, marriage, loneliness, family, woman director
- Director: Erika Hníková
- Cast: Jozef Gajdoš, Dana Paseková, Monika Maxová, Jančo Ogurčák, Dodo Barna, Marián Lenka