Powerful story of spontaneity and determination of young soul – eighteen-year-old Trixi joins the resistance in WWII. Her daring mission helps the Allies target APOLLO refinery in Bratislava.
Early morning, June 16, 1944. Trixi leaves her aunt Františka’s apartment in a hurry. She rushes to Apolka - the strategic refinery of the Slovak State, which supplies German troops with fuel. She became a key link in industrial espionage and delivered an important information about Apolka’s exports to the Allies. Thanks to this, it is now decided. Apolka will be bombed. Trixi suspects that it will happen today. That is why she is in such a hurry. She must warn everyone. The journey through the city leads through a retrospective of her young life. We go through the story of a child from a divorced family, a teenage girl who wants to be a heroine. Finally, we also meet a young woman in love who sacrifices her relationship for the benefit of a resistance mission. The Allied squadron is approaching. There is no time to escape. Trixi will experience hell and the treacherous ambivalence of her actions. The sight of the innocent victims of the Apollo refinery bombing will never leave
Country of production
Slovakia
Target audience
young adults
Production company
Fool MoonEstimated budget
4,500,000.00 EUR
Funding secured
Slovak AVF – 49,500.00 EUR
Stage of the project
Script Development
