Ghetto Balboa
Gettó Balboa
Hungarian Panorama
Árpád Bogdán
Hungary
2018
90min
Hungarian
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A former member of the district mafia in Budapest’s ghetto, Misi started a boxing club to keep children from local families away from crime. One of his students, Zoli, has been boxing in the amateur league for 6 years under Misi’s guidance, and has fought his way up to competing for the world championship belt. Zoli has a tough decision to make; he can either become a professional boxer, which comes with many sacrifices, or he can follow in the footsteps of his mobster father. Misi, as a father figure, does everything in his power to spare Zoli from the mistakes he made in his past.
Projections:
Producer:
Kosztolni Ildikó
Józsa László
Ponczók Attila
Ferenczy Gábor
Editor:
Hernáth Csaba
Politzer Péter
Camera:
Bordás Róbert
Music:
Víg Mihály
Production info:
Iamnewhere, Speak Easy Project
Distribution info:
SpeakEasy Project, Józsa László, jl@speakeasyproject.com, www.speakeasyproject.com
Festivals:
Sarajevo Film Festival 2018 - Official Selection
Awards:
Hungarian Film Prize 2019 - for the Best Documentary Film
Roma Film Festival Berlin 2018 - Main Prize