Krisztina Urbanovits

Kutuplaşmış bir toplumda en saçma durumlar bile siyasal bir silaha dönüşebiliyor. Gábor Reisz’ın Venedik Film Festivali’nde ödüllendirilen son filmi Macaristan’daki son derece politik ve güncel bir çatışmadan yola çıkarak benzer bir durumu ele alıyor. Budapeşte’de yaz mevsimidir. Liseli Abel yıl sonu sınavlarına odaklanmaya çalışırken en yakın arkadaşı Janka’ya umarsızca âşık olduğunu fark eder. Çalışkan Janka kendince, evli tarih öğretmeni Jakab’a vurulmuştur. Jakab ise Abel’in muhafazakâr babasıyla kavgalıdır. Abel’in girdiği tarih sınavı, öğretmenleriyle atışmasının ardından duyulunca önemsiz gibi görünen bu tartışma tüm ülkeyi sarsan bir skandala dönüşecektir. “Bence normal, insani iletişim durursa, hiç kimse kendini geliştiremez. Sonuçta yaşanabilir bir toplumun temellerinden biridir bu” diyor yönetmen Reisz.

Based on true events, Mayflies is the story of a famous Hungarian assassin from the 1930s – Pipás Pista. It starts with his arrest, and it is revealed that he was born as a woman but lived with a male identity. In prison, while waiting for execution, he forms a relationship with Irma, a pastor’s daughter, who teaches him to read and write. Their relationship develops into a strong bond that results in clemency being granted for Pista. However, Irma must pay the price for it. Their ambiguous love story is still relevant 100 years later, when manipulation and corruption still affect our choices.

Felix, a thirty-something furry is still living with his mother. His life changes dramatically when gets his dream job, where he needs to wear his Fursona costume. This opportunity helps him leave his mother’s tyranny behind and start a new life with an understanding partner, who appreciates his uniqueness.

After surviving the Holocaust, a grieving man who lost his wife and two young boys connects with a teenage girl who lost her parents and little sister. Knowing each other's emptiness, they become like father and daughter. It is the beginning of a profound love the world doesn't understand.

Gertrúd is a middle-aged music teacher. She lives with her art-restorer husband and their teenage son. She is weary of family life, and her relationship with her husband leaves much to be desired. Gertrúd’s settled world is turned upside down when a former student of hers, the beautiful Albán, suddenly shows up. Her presence prompts questions about the past, present, and future. Reality, memories and dreams intermingle dangerously, and the old family roles slowly begin to change. “I wanted this film to be like an enchanted box full of stories and surprises”, Péter Gothár explains. “Its drawers are meant to open in a mysterious rhythm, offering joy and food for thought. First, there was the music of Bartók, which then became the film's main organizing element. It formed around the music – this whole family story full of love and irony”.

The Traitors - Murder at the Castle: A ruthless game of trust, fear, strategy, mental warfare, and total deception. The groundbreaking crime-reality’s nerve-wracking plot is co-written by life and the participants themselves, and like in any good crime story, the big and final truth will only be revealed on the last pages! 22 celebrities head to a Tudor-style castle to take part in a nerve-wracking challenge: they must survive a "series of murders" to win a grand prize of up to 20 million forints. The "murderers" are hiding among the players—they are the Traitors, who mercilessly kill their Innocent companions under the cover of night. The Innocents’ task is to expose the Traitors and, if they fall under suspicion, convince their companions of their own innocence.