Archive of films Border / Határ
Hungary
2014, 24 min
Section:
Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow
Year: 2015
For escaped prisoner Maydan freedom is limited to the small platform of a heavy handcar and to railroad tracks that lead who knows where. The young man is bound to his means of transport by a heavy chain, nevertheless he loses neither hope nor his sense of humor. The film’s inventive pictorial treatment emphasizes the claustrophobia of captivity.
Synopsis
A small handcar transports two passengers: an arrogant guard and his young prisoner, Maydan. Thanks to an accident Maydan loses the guard, but his escape and freedom have little in common. He is still attached to the handcar by a thick chain, and traveling with such a dead weight arouses more attention than the fugitive finds pleasant. The decision, however, has been made and now he must wait to see where the tracks take him – there is no way back. This inventive visual treatment suggestively emphasizes the claustrophobia of captivity, which Maydan faces with courage, charm, and humor.
Anna Kořínek
About the director
Mátyás Szabó (b. 1987, Budapest, Hungary) studied Slavic culture and aesthetics at Pázmány Péter Catholic University. In 2011 he began film direction studies at the University of Theater and Film Arts in Budapest. His filmography includes the short movies Country of Astronauts (Űrhajósok országa, 2011), Hawaii (2012), and Till My Mom Gets Here (Amíg anyám ideér, 2013).
Contacts
National Film Institute Hungary
Róna utca 174., 1145, Budapest
Hungary
Tel: +36 30 4414465, +36 146 113 20
www: www.nfi.hu
About the film
Color, DCP
World premiere
Section: | Future Frames: Ten New Filmmakers To Follow |
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Director: | Mátyás Szabó |
Screenplay: | Barnabás Szöllősi, Mátyás Szabó |
Dir. of Photography: | Kristóf Deák |
Music: | Ákos Lustyik |
Editor: | Eszter Bodoky |
Art Director: | Dániel Miklós |
Production: | University of Theatre and Film Arts |
Coproduction: | Filmteam |
Cast: | Márton Patkós, Imre Csuja, Franciska Farkas, András Réthelyi |
Contact: | National Film Institute Hungary |
Guests
Mátyás Szabó
Katalin Vajda
Film Institution Rep.
Eszter Bodoky
Film Editor
Lajos Érsek
Sound Designer
Petra Iványi
Line-producer
Kristóf Deák
Director of Photography
Barnabás Szöllősi
Screenwriter
Márton Patkós
Actor
Dániel Miklós
Production Designer
Csaba Papp
Film Institution Rep., PR & Marketing