Modra (film)

Modra
Film poster
Directed byIngrid Veninger
Produced byIngrid Veninger
StarringHallie Switzer
Alexander Gammel
CinematographyIan Anderson
Edited byAren Hansen
Music byJohn Welsman
Production
company
pUNK Films
Release date
  • September 15, 2010 (2010-09-15) (Toronto)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
Slovak

Modra is a Canadian drama film, directed by Ingrid Veninger and released in 2010.[1] The film stars Hallie Switzer as Lina, a Canadian teenager visiting her extended family in Slovakia with her friend Leco (Alexander Gammell).

Switzer is Veninger's real-life daughter, and many of the extended family roles were played by Veninger's own real-life family.[1]

The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] It was subsequently named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[3]