Tall Tales2019

Director
Attila Szasz

Actors

Tamas Szabo Kimmel (Hanko)
Vica Kerekes (Judit)
Levente Molnar (Berces)
Bercel Toth (Virgil)
Jozsef Gyabronka (Jegyzo)
Attila Egyed (Kovacs nyomozo)

The war is over. The hunt is on.
1945, Hungary. Shortly after the end of World War II, when chaos and insecurity reign supreme in the country, a con man tries to take advantage of such confused times. Forced to flee Budapest, he’s given shelter in the woods by a mysterious woman and his son. Still trying to confront his demons, he soon finds himself in a passionate love affair with the woman whose husband is about to return home from the front.
“When it comes to producing gorgeously stylized films, no one does it quite like the Hungarians. With each piece of expository dialogue along with each moment where a twist of events happened, I was completely gasping for breath from the sheer intensity… Each twist is delivered just right, with pitch perfect timing and amazing dialogue conversations between characters” – Budapest Reporter
“A stunningly stylized take on the man-returned-from-war trope.” – Cine-File
“A very good filmmaker Szasz finds singular rhythms in the subtly dynamic scene work of his excellent cast. Shot beautifully by veteran Andras Nagy.” – Periscope in the Bathtub