Árva
feature film | 132 min
The Orphan is set in Budapest in the spring of 1957. After the failed revolution, most of Hungarian society surrendered due to reprisals, the disappearance of revolutionaries and resistance fighters, and hopelessness, and the Kádár era began, which lasted more than three decades. 12-year-old Andor is raised by his mother alone, and the boy still hopes that his father, who disappeared in the war, will return. One day, a man appears at their home, claiming to be Andor’s father. The boy refuses to consider the stranger his father. However, the man moves in with them, and the boy is forced to come to terms with his illusions. As the gap between mother and son deepens, Andor decides to save his family from the man at any cost.
Director - Nemes Jeles László
Producer - Kemény Ildikó, Szále Ferenc
Screenwriter - Nemes Jeles László, Clara Royer
Cinematographer - Erdély Mátyás
Editor - Politzer Péter
Composer - Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
Sound - Zányi Tamás
Production Design - Ágh Márton
Costume - Flesch Andrea
Main Cast - Barabás Bojtorján, Waskovics Andrea, Szabó Elíz, Gregory Gadebois
Production Company - Pioneer Pictures