CAR GANGS (2024)
ABOUT THE FILM
In a country where an average of four cars vanish each night, you can never be certain that your vehicle won’t be part of the statistics by morning. The true-crime documentary Car Gangs offers a unique glimpse into the world of Slovak car thieves. It explores car theft from the perspectives of the thieves, their victims, and the police investigator working on the case. This creates a distinctive triangle filled with tension, unexpected twists, and compelling stories of those affected.
A documentary film by Dominik Bari.
The project is realised in co-production with HBO Europe (CZ), BFILM.cz (CZ) and Bari-Slovakia (SK). The realisation was supported by Creative Europe MEDIA and Košice self-governing region.
documentary, SK/CZ, 2024, 75 min.
TRAILER
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
Slovak premiere took place on September 28, 2024 in Košice.
AUTHORS
Director, screenplay: Dominik Bari
Script Editor: Anna Fifiková
Producer: BFILM (SK) – Peter Badač
Co-producers: HBO Europe (CZ) – Hanka Kastelicová, Tereza Bóna Keilová, BFILM.cz (CZ), Bari-Slovakia (SK) – Mária Bariová, Dominik Bari
D.O.P.: Viktor Hergott, Dominik Bari
Editor: Juraj Monošík, Dominik Bari
Sound Design: Miloš Hanzély
Music Composer: Adrián Čermák
DOMINIK BARI
Dominik Bari studied at the International Film & Television School of Paris, specializing in camera and film editing. In addition to his studies, he has worked for various production companies and advertising agencies in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France and the USA. After completing his undergraduate degree, he studied in London, where he graduated from the prestigious National Film and Television School (NFTS) with a Master’s degree in Visual Film Effects and Post-Production. As a director, he has worked with national TV stations RTVS and CT as well as foreign TV stations such as HBO, BBC and National Geographic. He actively cooperates with film schools, non-profit organizations, film festivals and the United Nations.
In 2019, his film Oymyakon qualified for the Oscar in the documentary category and was supported by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation. In 2020, he was part of two teams that were shortlisted for the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). He was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the 30 most successful Slovaks under 30.
He runs Artemis Distribution, a film distribution company specialising in buying films from the USA and deploying them in Central Europe. He also works for Invem, a production company that produces commercials and reality videos, and CinemaStore, a company that distributes film projectors. In addition, he is actively involved in film directing, production and post-production of films in his own studio.
Filmography:
Car Gangs (feature documentary, 2024)
GALLERY
CONTACTS
Producer
BFILM – Peter Badač
peter(at)bfilm.sk