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CIFRA 3. Hungarian Cinema Festival
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March 29 - April 02
Documentary Film Center 
 History is the key word for all films of the new festival. Each tells a fascinating story - with fiction and sharp turns, so that you can't tear yourself away. And in each film you will see the great and terrible, tragic and beautiful history of twentieth century and the newest time of Hungary in Europe, the nerve and drive of which the Hungarian directors perfectly fixed. At the opening - a brisk and snooty comedic action "Pure Heart, or Killers on Wheels," a talented provocative movie where the hero is the most unusual criminal in the world - wheelchair disabled with a gun in his hands. "Family Happiness" is the finest fresco, the film-winner of the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, an example of psychological certainty. The comedy "Mom and Other Crazy Relatives" is waving not just on the history of the whole dynasty, but on the non-parade portrait of the entire 20th century. There is in the program of the festival and another prize-winner of the American Film Academy - it seems that the annual "Oscar" for Hungarian cinema becomes a good tradition: in 2017 the chosen one was a small masterpiece "Chorus" included in our program of short films. It consists of four dramas of exceptional quality, in no way inferior to their long-playing fellows.
All films will be shown in Hungarian with Russian subtitles.
Festival program:
Tiszta szívvel
Comedy/Drama/Action. Hungary 2016, 107 min. Directed by Attila Till. Starring: Szabolcs Thuróczy, Zoltán Fenyvesi, Ádám Fekete. This is a meaningful action-comedy of a wheelchair-bound assassin gang. Driven by despair and fear of becoming useless, a 20 year-old boy, his friend, and an ex-fireman offer their services to the mafia. But things are not what they seem. The boundaries between reality and fiction blur and the story becomes a whirling kaleidoscope showing us gangsters and gunfights, but also the challenge of life in a wheelchair and the pain caused by a father's rejection. Awards: Chicago International Film Festival - Roger Ebert Award; Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Best Director, Best Actor; Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema - Ecumenical Jury Award, FIPRESCI Prize; Cairo International Film Festival - Bronze Pyramid Award.
Ernelláék Farkaséknál
Drama. Hungary 2016, 81 min. Directed by Szabolcs Hajdu. Starring: Imre Gelányi, Lujza Hajdu, Szabolcs Hajdu. A year ago Ernella, Albert and their 10 year old daughter Laura left the country for a better life. They could not get along in Scotland so they came back. In the middle of the night they turn up at Eszter's, the sister's of Enella. Eszter, her husband Farkas and their 5 year old son Bruno live in better circumstances than Ernella's who struggle with serious financial problems. The two families have never been in real harmony with each other. Only Eszter's can feel that. Ernealla's love to be at Eszter's. Although they can't agree on anything. The question is that how the two families able to bear each other at Eszter's sublet and how long? Awards: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Best Film, Best Actor; Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival - Audience Award.
Anyám és más futóbolondok a családból
Drama. Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria 2015, 110 min. Directed by Ibolya Fekete. Starring: Eszter Ónodi, Tibor Gáspár, Petra Hovanyecz. The screenplay is the story of an odd family during the 20th century. Four generations of “crazies” led by the character of Mum who lived 94 years and moved 27 times in her life. Moving was her only way ofconfronting troubles, dangers and conflicts. In reality, it was History that chased her throughout the country and made her go through a terrible century. At the incredible age of 94, Mum tells the story of these events to her daughter, nearly 100 years of often mischievous and heart-warming but also sometimes painful episodes.
Mindenki + BuSho Shorts Short films. Hungary, 95 min.
Szabó úr. Mr. Miller cannot feel. He is never angry, never sad. In fact he doesn't have any emotions, he cannot suffer from pain, taste or smell. Other then this he is a typical Hungarian nobody exploited by all the other Hungarian nobodies. Strangers, neighbours, friends, everyone wants something from Mr. Miller and he gladly provides. In a single day he loses everything a human being can lose and this turns out to be a great fun for everyone except for maybe him. This is an absurd tragicomedy about the utter deconstruction of the imperfect Mr. Miller. Awards: BuSho Short Film Festival - Silver BuSho Award.
En passant. Directed by Kata Oláh. Awards: BuSho Short Film Festival - Special Prize.
Indián. Directed by Balázs Simonyi. During the decades of communism in Eastern Europe, many kids wanted to be American Indians. Kids were amazed by novels as well as comics and western films. For some of them, longing for the Wild West was not even enough... Indian is based on a real story of the daydreamer Galambos in the 1970s somewhere in a Hungarian pioneer camp. Awards: BuSho Short Film Festival - Audience Award.
Mindenki. Directed by Kristóf Deák. A childhood drama with a lot of music, set in 1990s Budapest, Hungary. Inspired by a true story, it follows an award winning school choir and the new girl in class who just might uncover the ugly secret behind their fame. Awards: Academy Award - Best Short Film; Berlin Film Festival - participation; Toronto International Children Film Festival - Audience Award; Chicago International Children Film Festival - Adult Jury Award; European Film Festival of Lille - Audience Award; Lanzarote International Film Festival - Audience Award; Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People - International Jury Award.
Schedule at Documentary Cinema Centre:
29 March, Wednesday
20:00 Tiszta Szívvel. Q&A with Szabolcs Thuróczy
30 March, Thursday
19:30 Ernelláék Farkaséknál
31 March, Friday
19:30 Anyám és más Futóbolondok a Családból
1 April, Saturday
17:00 Mindenki + BuSho Shorts. Q&A with Tamas Gabeli
19:30 Tiszta Szívvel
2 April, Sunday
17:00 Ernelláék Farkaséknál
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