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ALL ABOUT THE LEVKOVICHES

(orig. ALL ABOUT THE LEVKOVICHES)

  • ALL ABOUT THE LEVKOVICHES

Hungary 2024Language:Hungarian, HebrewSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Ádám BreierWriter:Ádám Breier, Bálint CsabaCinematographer:Zoltán DévényiEditor:Balázs GotthárdiMusic:Albert MárkosSound:Rudolf VárhegyiWith: Zoltán Bezerédi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Leo Gagel, Roland VáradiProducer:Ádám Felszeghy, Andrea Ausztrics, Miklós KázmérProduction Company:ULabDistributor:National Film Institute Hungary85 min, Colour

In Hungary, stubborn boxing trainer Tamás (70) mourns the death of his wife. He has not spoken to his son for seven years since Iván converted to Orthodox Judaism in Israel. Iván comes home with his six-year-old son and insists on sitting shiva for seven days in accordance with Jewish custom – in the atheist living room. The grandson, however, is convinced that his grandmother’s spirit is still lingering in the house in preparation for the journey to the Eternal Light. Three males, three generations, different forms of mourning, atheistic and religious conceptions, guilt and forgiveness – all staged as a nimble and humorous dramatic comedy. A film that is fun to watch.

Director's Biography:Ádám Breier studied media studies in Hungary, feature film directing in Cuba and attended screenwriting courses in New York. His short films and documentaries have been shown at festivals around the world. He speaks fluent French, Spanish, English and Hungarian. His first feature film was personal, as he himself comes from a “dysfunctional Jewish family”.

Director's Filmography:
2021 ONE LIFE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH (DOC)
2020 WHISPER (SHORT)
2018 THE BARON RETURNS (DOC)
2016 HAVANA, ONE WAY (DOC)

Screenings

  • 15.11.2024 15:30 ASTOR Saal 3
  • 17.11.2024 19:15 ASTOR Saal 3
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