New female prison drama Odsúdené to show first lesbian relationship on Slovakian television

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By Natazzz on Monday, September 7, 2009 - 21:00

Slovakia has just started airing its new drama Odsúdené (Convicted) about a woman’s prison. Yes, it’s like the Slovakian Bad Girls.

The series revolves around Eva Kolarova (played by Zuzana Maurery) who gets send to jail for drunk driving – she crashed into another vehicle, whose passenger died and she almost killed her own son Filipom.

Her husband no longer wants anything to do with her and she only has her parents who stand by her. Now she must adjust to prison life, which is totally different than what she was used to, with its own set of rules.

Main character Eva Kolarova

In the women’s prison it is all about surviving, not losing face, about fear and deceit and more of that kind of stuff. It’s also the kind of place where Sapphic affairs tend to arise. At least, that’s what usually happens on TV shows set in prison and Odsúdené seems no exception.

Judging by the promo of tomorrow’s episode, it looks like the start of a lesBian relationship. Even if it is not, this still means one of the few – if not the first – lesbian kisses on Slovakian television.

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Submitted by gm on September 11, 2009 - 21:59.

"her own son Filip", not "Filipom"
(the ending -om means a declination case).
I am really surprised that anyone in Slovakia dared to do a show with lesbian plot (in cooperation with Czech digital TV Barrandov). I personally find the names of the characters weird.
The reactions of viewers (both women and men) on the TV´s website seem very positive.