A family drama about the relationship between an eccentric father, who believes in the impending end of the world, and his daughter, fleeing with her two girls from an abusive husband to start anew. Living on the forest’s edge, the Old man involves his granddaughters in his survival plans. When the girls leave into the […]
In 1980s Czechoslovakia, white gynecologist Ingrid and half-Roma birth nurse Agáta form an unlikely bond as Ingrid discovers that even the best intentions can lead to devastating consequences.
Film director Lea decides to search for her sister Deni, who disappeared from her life when Lea was eight years old. For the rest of the family, Deni’s absence remained a taboo subject for 27 years, and no one ever tried to find her. Although Deni once attempted to contact her family, her message went […]
This documentary takes an anthropological perspective to unveil the life of a family living in the grip of generational poverty within a settlement in Eastern Slovakia. The film explores the recurring cycle into which children like Amália are born, where their life prospects are predetermined by the circumstances. Despite the harsh conditions, the family strives […]
After the funeral of a mutual childhood friend, three men and their partners gather in an apartment—Andris with his wife Zsuzsa, Árpi with his girlfriend Niki, and Rajmund with his wife Csibi. Over the years, the friends have grown socially apart: Andris is about to take up a position as a university professor in Mexico, […]
February 2022. Anna (37) from Vienna travels to her childhood Slovak-Ukrainian border village to visit her grandmother’s grave after learning her mother was adopted. She wears a prosthetic belly, hiding that a Ukrainian surrogate, Irina, carries her child. When war breaks out, Anna loses contact with Irina. Ignoring her partner Greg’s pleas to return, Anna […]
When a runaway prisoner’s taste for power wipes out his mission to lead his fellow inmates to freedom, their path to a much-desired liberation steers them to a new kind of oppression. Zenith uses dance language to illustrate the power dynamics that have shaped the political landscape in recent decades, not only in Europe but […]
Dániel is a man in his early twenties. His dream is to become a great painter. He is in the final round of the application process for the University of Fine Arts. He’s listening to the “Garden of heart” meditation exercise before the interview. In his mind, he is in a garden full of flowers, […]
It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab – who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father. […]