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Fiery Political Drama ‘Our People’ Wins Series Mania Co-Pro Pitch Sessions as Filmmakers Call For Truth Against Power
The fiery docudrama retraces the 2018 murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and has received pushback from Slovakian authorities.
An explosive political drama retracing the 2018 murders of investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová, “ Our People ” claimed the best project award at this year’s Series Mania Forum. Drawing on over 50,000 pages of case files and personal interviews with those close to the victims, the eight-episode series will track tragedy with vein of dark humor the filmmakers liken to that of Adam McKay and the Coen Brothers. This year’s co-pro pitch session jury was led by Nina Lederman (Sony Pictures Television) and also included Marco Chimenz (Federation Studios), Jennifer Ebell (Fifth Season), Marianne Furevold-Bolan (NKR), and Karin Marelle (Starz).
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