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KINCSEM - BET ON REVENGE

adventure / history / romance, 122 min, 2017

Dir: Gábor Herendi ("A Kind of America 1-2", "Lora")

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Hungarian aristocrat and supreme horse trainer Sandor Blaskovich is killed by his former friend, Austrian officer Otto von Oettingen, while arresting him for treason. Von Oettingen takes over the Blaskovich castle with his young daughter Klara, while Sandor's orphaned son Ernő has to move to a poor labourer's cottage. Ernő cannot forgive Oettingen for taking his father's life, land and honour. Years later, he goes on to purchase and train a magnificent horse Kincsem, which he believes will be his winning ticket to regaining the family home. The horse grows into an unbeatable champion but is wild and unruly just as is the woman who also shows a keen interest in Kincsem: Klara von Oettingen.

CANNES MARKET SCREENINGS:

22 May - 6pm - Riviera 1

23 May - 9:45am - Lerins 1

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THE PERFECT MURDERER 

thriller, 99 min, 2017

Dir: József Pacskovszky ("The Days of Desire", "Stolen Pictures")

As head of the murder squad, Kamenár is called to the scene of a brutal killing. The prime suspect is Petra, who also happens to be a former friend of his daughter who lost her life in tragic circumstances. The detective is convinced that Petra had a hand in the girl's death. Hungry for revenge, he does all within his power to catch the girl, who unexpectedly comes to him seeking protection and protesting her innocence in both cases.

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1945 

drama, 91 min, 2017

Dir: Ferenc Török ("Moscow Square", "Istanbul")

On a sweltering August day in 1945, villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. Meanwhile, two Orthodox Jews arrive at the village train station with mysterious boxes labelled "fragrances." The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their unjustly acquired property back, originally lost during the second World War. Other villagers are afraid more survivors will come, posing a threat to the property and possessions they have claimed as their own. 

Festival awards:

2017 Berlinale Panorama - 3rd Place Audience Award

2017 Miami Jewish Film Festival - Audience Award

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STRANGLED

psyco-thriller, 120 min, 2016

Dir: Arpad Sopsits ("Abandoned", "The Seventh Circle")

Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfu. A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed...

Festivals:

2017 Brussels BIFFF

2017 Beaune Festival du Film Policier

2016 Warsaw Film Festival

2016 Cairo International Film Festival

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THE CITIZEN 

drama, 110 min, 2017

dir: Roland Vranik ("Black Brush", "Transmission")

Wilson is a honest, good-hearted African man has been living in Budapest for several years. He came to Hungary as a political refugee, but since then he has found a home and works as a security guard in a supermarket. He wants to become a Hungarian citizen however he repeatedly fails the basic constitutional studies exam. His life takes an unexpected turn when his colleague recommends her sister Mari to him, a teacher specialized in Hungarian history and culture. During their private lessons a mutual attraction unfolds between the married teacher and her student. But one night, a mysterious stranger appears at Wilson's doorstep, Shirin, a pregnant Persian girl who is a refugee illegally staying in Hungary.

Festival awards:

2017 Cinequest - Best Drama

2017 Porto Fantasporto - Best Screenplay Award

2017 Den Haag Movies That Matter - Students' Choice Award

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COYOTE 

drama, 127 min, 2017

Dir: Márk Kostyál

Misi is a disillusioned and frustrated young man constantly on the run who does not find his role in life, work and love. He arrives to a small village with her girlfriend where he inherited his grandpa's house and property. He plans to rebuild the house but that hurts the interests of the local oligarchs. Serious struggle ensues for the land, for love and life. Misi transforms into a coyote in all respects. This is a real Eastern movie with an extraordinary imagery.

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