The world of the underworld, where the law of the stronger rules, has always attracted attention. Stories about mobsters full of danger, power and betrayal fascinate people. It’s not just raw violence. The stories of mob bosses often reveal complicated relationships, loyalties, and the inevitable downfall of those who thought they were untouchable.
This is also proven by the two-part film about the mafia boss Mikuláš Černák (59). The first part, entitled Miki, premiered in August 2024, and the second part, entitled Černák, saw the light of day in March 2025. In an interview for the portal, the main protagonist Milan Ondrík, who played Mikuláš Černák in the film, revealed what the relations between them were like.
However, not everyone is interested in the themes of mafia stories. The fact that the films touch on Slovak history was all the more sensitive. “Now, not to contradict myself, because when we made the film, I actually didn’t know how I was going to play it. And the film was already rejected and praised by all the people.” the actor revealed.
During filming, Ondrík visited Černák several times personally in prison. This move was not met with positive reactions. Some thought that Ondrík was defending him. “I was condemned for actually going to play the person I was going to defend somehow. But it was about me saying that I defend every character that I play. And it doesn’t matter if it’s positive or negative. Because as Bergman said, what is true is actually beautiful. And it doesn’t matter if it’s positive or negative. And I stick to that,” he thinks.
In recent days, the case of Černák has been closely watched. On Thursday, May 21, the Regional Court in Trnava ruled on the proposal for his conditional release. The court decided that the Trnava District Court will deal with the proposals again. You can read more about it.
The case did not escape the attention of the actor. “I am watching it, of course. I also said, I expressed in Slovakia, for which I received a wave of criticism, haters, that I am allowing myself to do this. And I was defending the murderer. And I said that if I didn’t know what he did, I would say that he is a fair and charismatic person. But people condemned me for it, but I said if I had no knowledge. But I have that knowledge,” he said honestly, how he perceived him.
Today, he is no longer in contact with Černák. Not so long ago, however, everything was different. “We were in contact because I don’t get used to meeting the living people I play. There aren’t many of them, but they are there. But here I couldn’t understand how it happened. And I wanted, I was looking for some common links, how it happened that a boy from the village, or boys from the village, how can it be proven that in 4 years they will dominate the state in such a way. And I looked for common links and said to myself that there were a lot of common features. I’m also a village boy who went after parties, I just didn’t take that step aside“, he reflected on his past.
Something connected them. “We were in contact, we called each other sometimes, but it was purely a work matter. And there was also some sort of bond, actually in the sense that I was trustworthy for him and he confided in me about things he was ashamed of. And for that I was terribly grateful that the things he didn’t like to remember were the very dark things and he was aware of the mistake he made. And for that I am grateful to him, but in any case, I am not the person who should defend him, because I know that there are an awful lot of survivors of victims in Slovakia. He had great respect for them and they did not deserve to remain fatherless women,” he concluded the debate.
