Matchmaking Mayor

The Heart Can’t Be Commanded

Dec 09, 2010 1h 12m

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Documentary

Synopsis

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?

Title	Matchmaking Mayor
Companies	Endorfilm, Česká televize, Slovenská televízia
Countries	Czech Republic
Keywords	village, mayor, marriage, loneliness, family, woman director