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. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
Keywords
- La Biennale di Venezia !
- politics
Actors
- Adonyi-Walsh Gáspár
- István Znamenák
- András Rusznák
- Rebeka Hatházi
- Lilla Kizlinger
Director
- Gábor Reisz
Drama
2h 7min
HUNGARIAN
FRENCH
DUTCH
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. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
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. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Gábor Reisz
Cast
Adonyi-Walsh Gáspár
Cast
István Znamenák
Cast
András Rusznák
Cast
Rebeka Hatházi
Cast
Lilla Kizlinger