The film presents us a contemporary Hungarian artist, Imre Bukta, whose work is exhibited in contemporary art galleries throughout Europe, and who lives in a Hungarian village that is on the verge of total decline. Living in this village is not only a personal choice but also an artistic and civil responsibility for this person who takes inspiration from - and in fact carves his art from - the reality and habitat around him. In the style of a free cinematographic essay Dénes Nagy brings to light unknown territories of Europe and the lives of people who inhabit these areas. Delicately interweaving landscapes and portraits, silence and sounds, this poetic documentary captures the inner spirit of another Hungary.
Supported by the Media Council, Hungary.
cast:
Imre Bukta
Flórián Ruzicska
Zsófi Szabó
Zsófi Erdélyi
Noé Koncz
director: Dénes Nagy
producer: Sára László, Marcell Gerő
director of photography: Tamás Dobos
editor: Károly Szalai
sound: Péter Benjámin Lukács, Ádám Várhegyi
sound mixing: Péter Benjámin Lukács
colorist: Ádám Halász
line producer: Melinda Erdős
production manager: Barbara Héger
jogász: Dr. Nagy Róbert Gábor
6th "Ördögkatlan" Cultural Festival - Kisharsány, Hungary, 2013
in official program
10th Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, 2013
Hungarian Panorama program
"Best Documentary of 2013" Prize
awarded by the Hungarian Film Critics` Association
Indafilm online documentary festival 2013
Audience award, 4th prize
43rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2014
My Own Private Europe program
24th Mediawave International Film Festival, Komárom, Hungary, 2014
in Hungarian competition
“Best Hungarian Documentary Film” Prize
BuDoku - Documentary Film Festival of Budapest, Hungary, 2014
in competition
“Grand Prize” awarded by the International Jury
11th Festival du Cinema de Brive, France, 2014
in European competition
European Film Festival Palic, Serbia, 2014
In New Hungarian Film program
Szolnok International Art Film Festival, Szolnok, Hungary, 2014
in competition
“Best Documentary” and “Best Cinematography” Prizes
5th Los Angeles Hungarian Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2014
in competition
1st BIDF - Budapest International Documentary Festival, Budapest, 2014
in "20 years 20 films" selection
11th Zagreb Dox International Film Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 2015
in regional competition
"Little Stamp" Award for Best Film of a Young Author
12th Cronograf International Documentary Film Festival, Chisinau, Moldova, 2015
in competition
Mecenatúra 2015 - "Ember Judit" category main prize
Best Documentary Award
