For ten years, Nemes filmed the inhabitants of a forgotten area in the centre of Budapest. They live in wooden houses and on houseboats, defying their fate and battling floods, snow and project developers.
Melancholy, atmospheric documentary about the right to a place and lifestyle of one’s own.
Also in this combined programme
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Going going gone
A visual and poetic short film about the conflict between a young girl and her mother. The film was made to honour the 25th anniversary… -
Zeewier
For more than 15 years, the visual artist Edward Luyken made a new short film every year. This time in close corporation with his sons… -
Barricata
Four women seem to be locked up in the kitchen and are anxiously waiting. They start to perform obsessive rituals to control the situation. -
Y’a plus d’os
The spiral of violence in this baroque sketch from the gypsy milieu inevitably leads to the most confrontational final shot of this festival. -
Other Thoughts 4
After more than 10 years, the series Other Thoughts fortunately has another sequel, with part four.
Film details
- Countries of production
- Finland, Hungary
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2009
- Length
- 20'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
