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"On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople - suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning - expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the...

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Other Authors: Török, Ferenc, 1971- (Screenwriter), Szánto, T. Gábor, 1966- (Screenwriter), Szemző, Tibor (composer (expression)), Ragályi, Elemér (director of photography.), Rudolf, Peter (Actor), Tasnádi, Bence, 1988- (Actor), Angelus, Iván (Actor), Nagy, Marcell, 1991- (Actor), Kimmel Szabó, Tamás (Actor), Sztarenki, Dóra (Actor), Szirtes, Ági, 1955- (Actor), Szarvas, József (Actor), Nagy-Kálózy, Eszter (Actor), Znamenák, István (Actor), Terhes, Sándor (Actor)
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
Language:Hungarian
Language Notes:Hungarian dialogue; with English subtitles.
Published: [Santa Monica, California] : Menemsha Films, [2018]
Subjects:
World War (1939-1945)
Jews > Hungary > Drama.
Jewish property > Hungary > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Confiscations and contributions > Drama.
Confiscations.
Jewish property.
Jews.
Hungary.
1939-1945
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Hungarian.
Historical films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:"On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople - suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning - expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back."--From publisher's website.
Item Description:Based on the short story "Hazatérés" by Gábor T. Szántó.
Wide screen (2.39:1).
Special features: Q&A with Ferenc Török.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, wide screen (2.39:1); 2.0 audio; requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits:Music, Tibor Szemző ; editor, Béla Barsi ; director of photography, Elemér Ragályi.