Schedule

The Act of Killing - Director's Cut
155min

Indonesian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Indonesian death squad leaders make a film about their killings. They write the script and play themselves. And also play their victims.

Statues Also Die
30min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

When men die they enter into history. When statues die they become art. Is this how "culture" is created?

If I Had Four Dromedaries
52min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A fantasy journey, imagining what it would be like to cross the USSR, Greece and Cuba on the back of a camel.

The Machine That Makes Everything Dissapear
97min

Georgian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A casting for a documentary turns into a colorful mosaic of Georgian society echoing love, war and future hopes.

The Son Who Never Was
58min

German, Polish with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Fatal Cold War games. Orphans, stolen identities and espionage.

Where Heaven Meets Hell
80min

Indonesian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Ever wondered how sulfur from Java ends up in your sugar, matches and cosmetics? Meet the miners of magic vistas and toxic gases.

Level Five
106min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A visual essay on history, memory, and a WWII computer game.

Entangled
51min

Polish with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

The roles of victim and aggressor are tragically reversed when a young man exacts revenge on his molester.

The Son Who Never Was
58min

German, Polish with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Fatal Cold War games. Orphans, stolen identities and espionage.

Camp 14: Total Control Zone
104min

Korean, English with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Shin Dong-hyuk’s dramatic escape from a North Korean labor camp launches him into an outside world he has never known.

Bahrain: The Forbidden Country
52min

Arabic, English, French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Clandestine footage reveals three destinies in Bahrain’s recent violent protests.

Black Out
47min

English, French with English & Hungarian Subtitles

As the sun sets over Conakry, Guinea, hundreds of students search for electricity around the city to prepare for exams.

Where Heaven Meets Hell
80min

Indonesian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Ever wondered how sulfur from Java ends up in your sugar, matches and cosmetics? Meet the miners of magic vistas and toxic gases.

Tea or Electricity
93min

Arabic with English & Hungarian Subtitles

With electricity granted but road building denied, Berber villagers in Morocco experience the absurdities of state development projects.

Mercy Mercy - A Portrait of a True Adoption
94min

Amharic, Danish, English with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

From sick parents in Ethiopia to a new home in Denmark. A global tale of adoption, where money controls mercy.

The Fortress
70min

Russian with English Subtitle

A time-travel journey to the Communist past in Pridnestrovie’s present, where songs on television still celebrate the president and the secret police keeps a watchful eye on citizens.

Boundary
96min

Khmer, Thai with English Subtitle

An investigation into the “Red Shirt” protests in Bangkok, and a disputed border area with Cambodia. Premiered at Berlinale 2013, still banned in Thailand.

Mama Illegal
95min

Romanian, German, Russian, Italian with English Subtitle

Seven years away from their families. What is the human cost of being an economic migrant?

A River Changes Course
83min

Khmer, Jarai with English Subtitle

Three families coping with the challenges posed by rapid changes in Cambodia.

The Shebabs of Yarmouk
77min

Arabic with English Subtitle

The hopes and frustrations of third-generation refugees in Yarmouk, home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria.

Powerless
84min

Hindi, English with English Subtitle

When does flicking on the light switch become an act of class warfare? A modern Robin Hood story in Kanpur, the "Manchester of the East".

I Want My Money Back
86min

Dutch with English Subtitle

Big finances and individual tragedies. A personal, bitter-sweet investigation into global economic realities and the role that money plays in our lives.

Out in East Berlin - Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
94min

English, German with English & Hungarian Subtitles

13 portraits of gay and lesbian lives in the Socialist GDR.

The Gatekeepers
96min

Hebrew with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Six former heads of the Shin Bet, the elite Israeli intelligence agency, share insiders’ dilemmas of the war on terror.

The Imposter
91min

English with Hungarian Subtitle

A Frenchman posing as a Texan kid, who disappeared in 1994 aged 13, makes the missing boy’s family accept him as their son. A shocking documentary that is stranger than fiction.

Documentarian
82min

Latvian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

The love-hate relationship between the filmmaker and his subject is stripped bare. Does this help understand the camera’s power over people?

Powerless
84min

Hindi, English with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

When does flicking on the light switch become an act of class warfare? A modern Robin Hood story in Kanpur, the "Manchester of the East".

Holocaust - Is It a Wallpaper Paste?
62min

Russian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

On a game show two sisters guess that the Holocaust is a wallpaper paste. This film sets them on a journey to face the meaning of the word.

The Fortress
70min

Russian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A time-travel journey to the Communist past in Pridnestrovie’s present, where songs on television still celebrate the president and the secret police keeps a watchful eye on citizens.

Letter from Siberia
62min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A fresh look at post-Stalin Soviet realities, testing the impact of commentary on the image.

If I Had Four Dromedaries
52min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A fantasy journey, imagining what it would be like to cross the USSR, Greece and Cuba on the back of a camel.

Who Will Be a Gurkha?
75min

Nepali, English with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Elite army unit or a colonial leftover? Thousands of young Nepalese strive to enter the special Gurkha unit within the British Army.

The Last Bolshevik
120min

French, Russian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A tribute to film director Aleksandr Medvedkin reveals new cinematic treasures.

Superior Orders
50min

Hungarian, English, Serbian, Spanish, Pashto, Farsi with Hungarian Subtitle

Third country migrants at the Serbian-Hungarian border: who will care?

Sunless
100min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Images from Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco, filmed by a fictional cameraman.

The Imposter
91min

English with Hungarian Subtitle

A Frenchman posing as a Texan kid, who disappeared in 1994 aged 13, makes the missing boy’s family accept him as their son. A shocking documentary that is stranger than fiction.

A Grin Without a Cat
180min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A look into the 1968 student revolts as they move from heroic insurrection to reactionary retrenchment.

Tea or Electricity
93min

Arabic with English & Hungarian Subtitles

With electricity granted but road building denied, Berber villagers in Morocco experience the absurdities of state development projects.

The Gatekeepers
96min

Hebrew with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Six former heads of the Shin Bet, the elite Israeli intelligence agency, share insiders’ dilemmas of the war on terror.

Holocaust - Is It a Wallpaper Paste?
62min

Russian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

On a game show two sisters guess that the Holocaust is a wallpaper paste. This film sets them on a journey to face the meaning of the word.

For a Better Future: "We Don’t Patrol, We Observe"
10min

Hungarian with English Subtitle

In the village of Magyarbánhegyes, banned vigilantes patrol to "protect civilians." Local Roma people, however, feel threatened.

The Wall We Call a Fence
12min

Hungarian with

Multimedia report about the daily struggles of the Roma living in the slums of Nagybánya (Baia Mare), Romania Transylvania.

Where is Justice? - Sex Workers in Hungary
40min

Hungarian with English Subtitle

A critical look at the situation of sex workers in Hungary and an NGO dedicated to protecting their rights.

Law of the Jungle
85min

Spanish with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

An eyewitness too frightened to testify is the only hope for a group of indigenous Peruvians fighting against multinational malpractice and state corruption.

The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song
71min

English, Creole with English & Hungarian Subtitles

A charming poet and chronic alcoholic, Mary is guarded by her son, who wants to save her from herself.

The Machine That Makes Everything Dissapear
97min

Georgian with English Subtitle

A casting for a documentary turns into a colorful mosaic of Georgian society echoing love, war and future hopes.

Another Hungary - The Life of a Village - Fragments
51min

Hungarian with English Subtitle

Renowned Hungarian artist Imre Bukta attempts to reconnect with the village of his birth, revealing the harsh realities of a remote rural community.

Camp 14: Total Control Zone
104min

Korean, English with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Shin Dong-hyuk’s dramatic escape from a North Korean labor camp launches him into an outside world he has never known.

In the Shadow of the Sun
84min

Swahili, English with English Subtitle

What happens to albino people in a country where many share the old superstition that their body parts bring wealth and good fortune?

The Wall
25min

Albanian, Serbian with English Subtitle

A wall built 20 years ago in a primary school in a Kosovo village still separates Albanian and Serbian students.

Who Will Be a Gurkha?
75min

Nepali, English with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Elite army unit or a colonial leftover? Thousands of young Nepalese strive to enter the special Gurkha unit within the British Army.

First Cousin Once Removed
78min

English with Hungarian Subtitle

An intimate portrait of Edwin Honig’s journey through the ravages of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

Motherland or Death
99min

Spanish with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Off the beaten tourist tracks, the film exposes the everyday joys and worries of Cubans, young and old.

S.P.A.R.T.A. - The Territory of Happiness
56min

Russian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Cow-herding and poetry-writing – the post-Communist utopia in a Ukrainian village built from the remnants of Soviet symbols.

The Wall
25min

Albanian, Serbian with English Subtitle

A wall built 20 years ago in a primary school in a Kosovo village still separates Albanian and Serbian students.

Camp 14: Total Control Zone
104min

Korean, English with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Shin Dong-hyuk’s dramatic escape from a North Korean labor camp launches him into an outside world he has never known.

The Act of Killing
115min

Indonesian with English Subtitle

Indonesian death squad leaders make a film about their killings. They write the script and play themselves. And also play their victims.

First Cousin Once Removed
78min

English with Hungarian Subtitle

An intimate portrait of Edwin Honig’s journey through the ravages of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

Mercy Mercy - A Portrait of a True Adoption
94min

Amharic, Danish, English with English Subtitle

From sick parents in Ethiopia to a new home in Denmark. A global tale of adoption, where money controls mercy.

Where Heaven Meets Hell
80min

Indonesian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

Ever wondered how sulfur from Java ends up in your sugar, matches and cosmetics? Meet the miners of magic vistas and toxic gases.

Optical Axis
90min

Russian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Looking at 100-year-old Russian photos at the site of their creation produces a dynamic encounter between past and present.

The Lovely Month of May
176min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A "direct cinema" inquiry into the possibility of happiness during France’s first peacetime spring after the Algerian War.

A World Not Ours
93min

Arabic, English with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Twenty years of summer holidays in a refugee camp – strong family ties and growing despair.

The Pier
29min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Post-nuclear experiment in time travel: a landmark of science-fiction filmmaking in still frames.

Sunless
100min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Images from Japan, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, and San Francisco, filmed by a fictional cameraman.

In the Shadow of the Sun
84min

Swahili, English with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

What happens to albino people in a country where many share the old superstition that their body parts bring wealth and good fortune?

The Train Rolls On
33min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

The forgotten story of the Cine-Train which rolled for 294 days across the USSR filming 1930s industrialization in the making.

The Case of the Grinning Cat
58min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

What does Parisian cat graffiti have to do with 2002 French presidential campaign, the headscarf debate, the war in Iraq, and a crisis in the entertainment industry?

First Cousin Once Removed
78min

English with Hungarian Subtitle

An intimate portrait of Edwin Honig’s journey through the ravages of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

Statues Also Die
30min

French with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

When men die they enter into history. When statues die they become art. Is this how "culture" is created?

Level Five
106min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A visual essay on history, memory, and a WWII computer game.

Documentarian
82min

Latvian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

The love-hate relationship between the filmmaker and his subject is stripped bare. Does this help understand the camera’s power over people?

Out in East Berlin - Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
94min

English, German with English & Hungarian Subtitles

13 portraits of gay and lesbian lives in the Socialist GDR.

S.P.A.R.T.A. - The Territory of Happiness
56min

Russian with English Subtitle

Cow-herding and poetry-writing – the post-Communist utopia in a Ukrainian village built from the remnants of Soviet symbols.

Regina
63min

Hungarian with English Subtitle

One photograph and almost 50 hours of archival footage tell the extraordinary story of Regina Jonas, the world’s first female rabbi.

Here We Go - The UCCU Project
19min

Hungarian with English Subtitle

A film about the Uccu Roma Informal Educational Foundation, an NGO fighting prejudices in Hungarian society.

Homo Ludens - Diary of a Theatre Project
62min

Hungarian, French, English with Hungarian Subtitle

Preparations for a film and theatre production about French immigrants go awry when the protagonist starts questioning his own role.

I Want My Money Back
86min

Dutch with English Subtitle

Big finances and individual tragedies. A personal, bitter-sweet investigation into global economic realities and the role that money plays in our lives.

Optical Axis
90min

Russian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Looking at 100-year-old Russian photos at the site of their creation produces a dynamic encounter between past and present.

Holocaust - Is It a Wallpaper Paste?
62min

Russian with English & Hungarian Subtitles

On a game show two sisters guess that the Holocaust is a wallpaper paste. This film sets them on a journey to face the meaning of the word.

Mercy Mercy - A Portrait of a True Adoption
94min

Amharic, Danish, English with English Subtitle

From sick parents in Ethiopia to a new home in Denmark. A global tale of adoption, where money controls mercy.

The Lovely Month of May
176min

French with Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

A "direct cinema" inquiry into the possibility of happiness during France’s first peacetime spring after the Algerian War.

The Bastard Sings the Sweetest Song
71min

English, Creole with English & Hungarian Subtitles

A charming poet and chronic alcoholic, Mary is guarded by her son, who wants to save her from herself.

Out in East Berlin - Lesbians and Gays in the GDR
94min

English, German with English & Hungarian Subtitles

13 portraits of gay and lesbian lives in the Socialist GDR.

Motherland or Death
99min

Spanish with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Off the beaten tourist tracks, the film exposes the everyday joys and worries of Cubans, young and old.

Powerless
84min

Hindi, English with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

When does flicking on the light switch become an act of class warfare? A modern Robin Hood story in Kanpur, the "Manchester of the East".

S.P.A.R.T.A. - The Territory of Happiness
56min

Russian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Cow-herding and poetry-writing – the post-Communist utopia in a Ukrainian village built from the remnants of Soviet symbols.

Mama Illegal
95min

Romanian, German, Russian, Italian with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Seven years away from their families. What is the human cost of being an economic migrant?

The Shebabs of Yarmouk
77min

Arabic with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

The hopes and frustrations of third-generation refugees in Yarmouk, home to the largest Palestinian refugee community in Syria.

Smokin’ Fish
80min

English with Hungarian Subtitle

A humorous take on Native Alaskan food, culture, family, history, and navigating the present.

A River Changes Course
83min

Khmer, Jarai with English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation

Three families coping with the challenges posed by rapid changes in Cambodia.

Denok & Gareng
89min

Indonesian with English Subtitle

A young Muslim couple starts a small pig business, looking for a lucky streak for the family.