Films A-Z
István Gábor Takács •
Hungary •
2016 •
90min •
English & Spanish & Russian & German & Indonesian
One day in the lives of people using drugs under prohibition in 7 countries. Contrasting repressive environments to the contexts where social engagement fosters positive change shows ways towards overcoming dependency and improving community life. Toldi Nov 12, 11:00 |
Christian Krönes •
Austria •
2016 •
113min •
German
Meet Brunhilde Pomsel, 105-year-old former secretary of Joseph Goebbels, whose life mirrors the major historical ruptures of the 20th century. Művész Nov 10, 20:45 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 11, 17:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Művész Nov 12, 15:45 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Maysoon El Massry •
Egypt •
2015 •
20min •
no dialogue
Everyday the frail 86-year-old Aida pushes her wheelchair full of roses and knickknacks through the busy traffic of Alexandria, Egypt. People frequently help her out, but the contact is always fleeting. Művész Nov 9, 17:15 |
Sander Burger •
The Netherlands •
2015 •
80min •
Dutch
Alice, a small emotionally intelligent care robot, enters the lives of three elderly women. Can technology replace human care? Toldi Nov 9, 15:15 English & Hungarian Subtitles Művész Nov 13, 19:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Botond Püsök •
Romania •
2015 •
33min •
Hungarian
Kidnapped to be married and saved by her future husband: a Roma girl in rural Transylvania is preparing to give birth and tells her story of life and love. Művész Nov 10, 17:00 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 12, 13:15 English Subtitle |
Adorján Czakó •
Hungary •
2016 •
30min •
Hungarian
After a tragic accident, little Balu is fully dependent on his parents. A story of unconditional love and utmost devotion. Toldi Nov 13, 13:00 |
Zhao Liang •
China & France •
2015 •
85min •
Mandarin
A stunningly framed modern-day purgatory of open-cast mines and the ghost cities of Inner Mongolia. Toldi Nov 13, 17:00 |
Avi Mograbi •
Israel & France •
2016 •
85min •
Hebrew & Tigrigna & Arabic
A theater workshop in a detention centre in Israel. Asylum-seekers’ stories become the starting point of the process. Can the Israelis put themselves in the refugees’ shoes? Művész Nov 11, 21:15 English Subtitle Kino Nov 13, 17:00 English Subtitle |
Anne-Claire Adet •
Switzerland •
2016 •
14min •
English
Asylum seekers in Geneva are housed in underground fallout shelters dating back to the Cold War. Thinking they had reached the end of their journey, they find themselves under the ground. Toldi Nov 11, 17:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Dávid Kresalek •
Hungary •
2016 •
56min •
Hungarian
Recent demonstrations and strikes show teachers’ determination to protest against the educational governmental policies in Hungary. Can they make their voices heard? Toldi Nov 13, 13:00 English Subtitle |
Yael Kipper •
Israel •
2016 •
90min •
Hebrew & Moroccan & Yemeni Arabic
Elderly Jewish women born in Morocco and Yemen tell their stories of being forced to marry when they were still little girls. Can they and their daughters handle the past traumas? Művész Nov 9, 17:00 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 11, 15:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Vitaly Mansky •
Germany & Ukraine & Estonia & Latvia •
2016 •
112min •
Russian & Ukrainian
Director Vitaly Mansky explores the social and political rifts of the Ukraine-Russia conflict by focusing on his own extended family. Művész Nov 11, 17:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 13, 17:30 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Sára Haragonics •
Hungary •
2015 •
37min •
Hungarian & English
A depiction of the director and her family’s dreams, their intimate conversations, and honest confessions as they try to cope with the loss of their mother. Művész Nov 11, 16:45 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 13, 15:30 English Subtitle |
Zsuzsa Pálffy •
Hungary •
2016 •
21min •
Hungarian
Can dancing help one to survive? Holocaust survivor Éva Fahidi uses the language of dance to tell about her career and her personal destiny. Toldi Nov 11, 14:15 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 13, 13:00 English Subtitle |
Balázs Horváth •
Hungary •
2016 •
90min •
Hungarian
Geri is an addict. Living in a squat without heating he becomes sick and falls into coma. Having survived, he turns back to drugs. With the awareness that his life is at stake, he decides to go to a rehabilitation center. Can he stay clean this time? Toldi Nov 10, 15:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 13, 13:15 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
David Bernet •
Germany & France & Belgium & Italy •
2015 •
100min •
French & German & English
An insightful overview of a 2-year effort of German politician, Jan Philip Albrecht, to oversee the drafting of the new EU legislation on data protection. Who’s really running the show in Brussels? Toldi Nov 9, 17:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 12, 15:15 English Subtitle |
Anna Persson •
Sweden •
2015 •
99min •
Swedish
A summer in a Swedish detention centre for asylum seekers. A mother separated from her sons faces deportation, a young man tries to start a new life in the new country, and staff members struggle with the impersonal code of conduct inherent to their job. Művész Nov 9, 19:15 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 11, 13:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Ivalo Frank •
Germany •
2010 •
24min •
English
Recorded in abandoned military locations in Greenland, this experimental music documentary tells the love story of two people set in the context of the Cold War. Művész Nov 12, 17:15 English Subtitle |
Elek Judit •
Hungary & USA & France •
1995 •
110min •
Hungarian & English & French
Nobel-Prize winning writer Elie Weisel visits his homeland, Máramarossziget, from where he and his whole family and acquaintances were deported. Now he repeats this journey to recover his memories and to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. Art+ Nov 12, 14:00 |
Žiga Virc •
Slovenia & Croatia & Germany •
2016 •
88min •
Slovenian & Croatian & English & Serbian
The director explores the myth of a secret multi-billion-dollar deal involving America's purchase of Yugoslavia's space program in the early 1960s, using a wealth of archive footage and challenging the limits of viewers’ gullibility. Art+ Nov 10, 17:00 |
Norbert Molvay •
Hungary •
2016 •
45min •
Hungarian
56-year-old locksmith Sándor has a modest income but finds ways to help those who are in dire straits. One day he decides to apply for a job abroad. Művész Nov 9, 17:15 English Subtitle |
Raphael Schanz •
Germany •
2016 •
31min •
German & English & Arabic
Five refugees comment on the media portrayal of the refugee crisis and express their feelings while watching press photos and television clips. They share their stories and voice how they would like to be seen in the German society. Toldi Nov 9, 19:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Marcela Lizcano •
Colombia & Ecuador & Mexico •
2015 •
73min •
Spanish
541 people inhabit an island the size of one block in the Colombian Caribbean. An insight into life on an artificial island simultaneously offers a glimpse into challenges faced by our whole planet. Toldi Nov 9, 21:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 11, 21:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Koen Suidgeest •
Belgium & Spain & USA •
2010 •
90min •
Spanish
A 19-year-old and her baby daughter live in a park in the Nicaraguan capital. How does she survive with a baby but without a home? Művész Nov 9, 18:45 Művész Nov 10, 16:45 |
Alexander Kuznetsov •
France •
2016 •
80min •
Russian
Yulia and Katia went from an orphanage to a mental hospital in the Siberian province. Deprived of freedom, work, and family, they enter a long and painful bureaucratic process to reclaim their rights. Toldi Nov 9, 19:30 English & Hungarian Subtitles Művész Nov 12, 14:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Helena Třeštíková •
Czech Republic •
2015 •
97min •
Czech
A condensed 13-year account of Mallory's struggle with homelessness and drug addiction. Following a tragic loss and astounding recovery, an optimistic end completes the circle of empathy. Művész Nov 10, 19:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 12, 19:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Mantas Kvedaravičius •
Lithuania & Ukraine & Germany & France •
2016 •
90min •
Russian & Ukrainian
Anthropology of everyday life during the war: in spite of the explosions at the city’s perimeters, life goes on in Mariupol accompanied by the Orthodox Church bells and the squealing of the tram. Művész Nov 10, 21:00 English Subtitle Művész Nov 13, 17:45 English Subtitle |
Francesca Scalisi •
Switzerland •
2015 •
12min •
Bengali
Summer 2014. Rural Bangladesh. The story of a girl and the tragedy that changed her life. A powerful drama and an unpredictable conclusion. Művész Nov 9, 20:45 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 12, 21:00 English Subtitle |
Zosya Rodkevich •
Russia & Estonia •
2016 •
70min •
Russian & English
A journalist assignment turns into a genuine friendship resulting in an intimate portrait of the Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated near the Kremlin in February 2015. Toldi Nov 12, 15:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 13, 15:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Márta Mészáros •
Hungary •
2015 •
52min •
Hungarian & Kyrgyz
Márta Mészáros investigates her mother's fateful past in Soviet Kyrgyzia. A dramatic story of perseverance and love in the dark Stalinist times. Toldi Nov 11, 14:15 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 12, 13:30 English Subtitle |
Lidija Zelović •
The Netherlands •
2015 •
57min •
English & Dutch & Serbian & Croatian
A young journalist from Sarajevo escaped from the war to the Netherlands. Years later she returns to rediscover her roots and the history of the country where she was born. Művész Nov 11, 16:45 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 13, 15:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Denis Shabaev •
Russia •
2015 •
70min •
Russian & Tajik
Leaving his wife and child behind in Dushanbe, Farrukh arrives to Moscow dreaming of becoming a famous actor. A search for a better life turns into a permanent nightmare. Toldi Nov 10, 15:15 English & Hungarian Subtitles Kino Nov 11, 21:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Elena Volochine •
France •
2016 •
72min •
Russian
Driven by TV propaganda and their thirst for adventure, Oleg and Max arrive to Eastern Ukraine from Russia to pick up arms, believing they're fulfilling their patriotic duty. Unique personal testimonies of one side of the war. Toldi Nov 9, 21:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Kino Nov 12, 16:00 English Subtitle |
Linda Dombrovszky •
Hungary •
2016 •
26min •
Hungarian
"Search for what it is to be loved…then your soul is in peace": the once world-famous Kolozs twin ballerinas share their eventful and dramatic family history as they turn 95. Toldi Nov 12, 13:30 |
Piotr Małecki •
Poland •
2015 •
33min •
Polish
Cyprian, Filip, Ola and Kuba are young patients in long-term coma whose parents are determined to bring them back to life. An unusual story of people, who are not giving up in the face of tragedy. Toldi Nov 9, 19:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Marianna Kaat •
Estonia •
2010 •
95min •
Russian
In the hub of the eastern-Ukrainian illegal mining business, fifteen-year-old Yura and his friends want to be independent entrepreneurs with their own mines while their sisters dream of mine owners. Toldi Nov 10, 17:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 12, 18:45 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Elle-Maija Tailfeathers •
Canada & Norway •
2014 •
14min •
English & Sámi
Through animation, re-enactments, and archival photos, the director delves into the dissolution of her parents' love story and how it has colored her perception of love. Művész Nov 12, 17:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Aleksandra Rek •
Poland •
2016 •
37min •
Polish
An exceptional cello player, Dominik Połoński, lost his arm at the height of his career. A story of the powerful will that allowed Dominik to overcome the severe limitations. Toldi Nov 11, 15:45 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Markus Lenz •
Germany & Venezuela •
2014 •
73min •
Spanish
Once a bank went bankrupt, the 200-meter-tall skyscraper in downtown Caracas became a shelter for 750 families. The inhabitants of Torre de David create their own model of a microcosm in the vertical town. Toldi Nov 10, 20:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Rokhsareh Ghaem Maghami •
Germany & Switzerland & Iran •
2015 •
91min •
Farsi & Dari
A spirited Afghan girl's performing talent and her future are at stake when her mother decides to sell her as a bride. As the events dramatically unfold, the filmmaker decides to take action. Toldi Nov 8, 18:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Kino Nov 11, 19:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 12, 17:15 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Csaba Bereczki •
Hungary •
2016 •
92min •
English & Hungarian
Five klezmer musicians, four American and one Russian, seek out their roots and the origins of their music. Their parents' and grandparents' past helps them to understand their own identity. Toldi Nov 10, 19:15 Kino Nov 13, 15:00 |
Inuk Silis-Hoegh •
Greenland & Denmark & Norway •
2014 •
73min •
Greenlandic & Danish
1973, Greenland. A hunger for independence rises to the surface after 200 years of colonial suppression. And it is a rock band that starts it all. Toldi Nov 11, 21:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 13, 19:45 English Subtitle |
Wang Bing •
Hong Kong & France •
2016 •
147min •
Burmese & Mandarin
Exhausted by the years of civil war in Myanmar’s Kokang region, the Ta’ang people flee over to China. Wang Bing zeroes in on their lives at the war-torn borderlands. Toldi Nov 12, 11:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 13, 15:00 English Subtitle |
Tatiana Huezo •
Mexico •
2016 •
105min •
Spanish
The emotional journeys of love, dignity, and resistance that gave two women victimized by corruption and injustice in Mexico the strength to survive. Toldi Nov 9, 15:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Kino Nov 11, 17:00 English Subtitle |
Anna Biak Thaw Mawi •
Myanmar •
2015 •
26min •
Burmese
In-between snipping and shaving, singing and chatting with his customers, barber Ko Tin Htun ponders the vagaries of life in Myanmar during the last half century – and counts himself lucky to be his own boss. Toldi Nov 11, 15:45 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Jasna Krajinovic •
France & Belgium •
2016 •
58min •
French & Arabic
One day, Saliha, Samira, and Valérie found their sons' bedrooms empty. They share their stories and struggles for the return of their children who have left to fight in Syria. Toldi Nov 11, 17:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 12, 21:00 English Subtitle |
Sergey Loznitsa •
The Netherlands & Belgium •
2015 •
74min •
Russian
Rediscovered footage of the 1991 August coup shot in Leningrad movingly taps into the past and casts an eye on the event hailed as the birth of Russian democracy. Toldi Nov 11, 21:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Kino Nov 12, 20:00 English Subtitle |
Arnon Goldfinger •
Germany & Israel •
2011 •
97min •
Hebrew & German & English
In the Tel-Aviv flat of his deceased grandmother, the director discovers some appalling details about his grandparents born in Germany. Step by step he finds out the details of their lives, stirring controversial feelings about his family’s past, their values, and social status. Art+ Nov 11, 17:00 |
Natalia Kasyanova •
Russia •
2015 •
21min •
Russian
Life in the village revolves around the grocery store where Tatiana sells chicken, vodka, and meds. The customers hear the news, get warm, borrow money, complain, and celebrate holidays. Művész Nov 9, 17:15 English Subtitle |
Benjamin Kahlmeyer •
Germany •
2014 •
78min •
German
A rare insight into the black box of asylum law. Four asylum seekers' hope of a new start in Germany conflicts sharply with the reality of the bureaucratic decision-making process. Toldi Nov 10, 17:15 English & Hungarian Subtitles Művész Nov 12, 19:30 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Eva Belova •
Russia •
2015 •
72min •
Russian
Switching gears between the city life with its quick tempo, mobile phones, and internet and the meditative visits to the tundra, Sergey guides the viewers into the everyday life of the Nenets on the Yamal peninsula. Művész Nov 11, 19:15 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 12, 19:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Tamara Kay •
Israel •
2015 •
32min •
Arabic
Energetic 8-year-old Yousef and his deaf mother, Sahar, are the last Palestinian residents of a deserted apartment building in the Israeli-controlled district of Hebron. Toldi Nov 9, 19:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Zhang Zanbo •
China & Denmark •
2015 •
95min •
Chinese
Three years of a giant highway construction through Hunan province as seen by the local population, the construction company, and the laborers. An unprecedented access to the implementation of the Second Great Leap Forward financial plan in China. Kino Nov 10, 19:00 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 11, 19:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Művész Nov 12, 21:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
René Harder •
Germany & Norway •
2014 •
52min •
Norwegian & Russian
Alexandra, a member of the newly formed Sami parliament in Russia, struggles to save her village from the aggressively encroaching mining and other business ventures which are destroying her beloved tundra. Művész Nov 12, 17:15 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Matthias von Gunten •
Switzerland & Tuvalu & Greenland •
2014 •
96min •
Inuit & Tuvaluan & English
When the ice melts in Thule, Tuvalu drowns in the ocean. People living in different corners of the world have their fates intimately linked. Toldi Nov 12, 21:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Művész Nov 13, 17:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Antonio Tibaldi •
Spain & USA & Italy •
2015 •
72min •
English
Years after their parents' death, aging Orthodox Jewish twins, Abraham and Shraga, set to clean their apartment overrun with rubbish and vermin. Every day brings new dilemmas as to what is important to keep in life. Művész Nov 9, 20:45 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 12, 21:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Ty Flowers •
USA •
2016 •
55min •
English
James Joseph Richardson, an orange picker in Florida, was wrongfully convicted of murdering his seven children and spent decades in prison. Can he find justice today? Művész Nov 10, 17:00 Toldi Nov 12, 13:15 Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Rob Key •
Portugal •
2014 •
11min •
Portuguese & English
The filmmaker tries to film embassies in Lisbon. What results is a playful yet sobering reflection on the limits of visibility and the perception of the camera as a threat. Toldi Nov 10, 20:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Toldi Nov 11, 15:45 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |
Klára Trencsényi •
Hungary •
2015 •
79min •
Hungarian
A sensitive coming of age drama depicting three teenagers who find an escape from life’s ordeals by working on the Budapest Children’s Railway. Művész Nov 10, 19:00 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 12, 15:30 English Subtitle |
Daniel Abma •
Germany & The Netherlands & Cuba •
2016 •
86min •
Spanish & Dutch
The President's daughter, Mariela Castro, organizes support and treatment for Cuban transgender people. Is the socialist island changing into a queer paradise? Művész Nov 11, 19:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles Toldi Nov 13, 15:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Roman Bondarchuk •
Ukraine & Germany & Latvia •
2015 •
80min •
Ukrainian
In a remote Ukrainian village with no police force, a two-man team is put in charge of safety. A detail-oriented and tragicomic insight into their everyday life. Toldi Nov 11, 19:30 English & Hungarian Subtitles Kino Nov 12, 18:00 English & Hungarian Subtitles |
Pablo Iraburu •
Spain •
2015 •
83min •
English & Spanish & Arabic
U.S and Mexico, Zimbabwe and South Africa, India and Bangladesh, and Spain with Morocco - bordering nations and the walls that separate them. 8 personal stories from those who are directly affected by a physical barrier. Toldi Nov 9, 17:00 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation Kino Nov 10, 17:00 English Subtitle |
Manuela Bastian •
Germany •
2015 •
83min •
Hindi & English
Devki’s biggest wish is to become a taxi driver. To reach her goal she has to stand up against her whole family and the deeply-rooted traditions of Indian society. Művész Nov 9, 21:00 English Subtitle Toldi Nov 12, 17:30 English Subtitle & Hungarian Simultaneous Translation |