INTERVIEW/Humor for humanity: Slovak filmmaker's unique approach to documentaries
05/24/2024 07:46 PM
There is no other way to discuss Central European history in a documentary other than to approach it with humor, Slovak filmmaker Peter Kerekes said, "because if you get serious, it's just a reason to force suicide."
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