Alternative Hungarian films

A trip to Lisbon helps a nerdy guy who is quickly approaching 30 finally get his mojo back.

1989 is an important year in the political history of Hungary. However, Petya and his friends couldn't care less. They are about to graduate high school. The only important things to them are the parties, girls, making some easy cash. And of course, passing the upcoming exam with the leaked questions.

Liza's a nurse, seeking love. Her only company is a long-dead Japanese pop star, who turns her into a fox-fairy out of jealousy. Now, every men who desires Liza shall die horribly. Can she overcome the curse?

1992. Milan Kolarov escapes from Yugoslavia to Hungary. Shortly after that, he gets recruited by paramedics, who are making big money of selling identities of the people died in the ambulance on the way to the hospital.

A portrait of the wild capitalism after the regime change in Hungary, in which the characters show with a continuous change of identity how interests override everything. But in the end, everyone ends up in the same place and the same way.

Thirteen-year-old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. She is devastated when her father eventually sets Hagen free on the streets. Still innocently believing love can conquer any difficulty, Lili sets out to find her dog and save him.

Twenty-year-old Laszlo Sz., a driver's mate steals the money he should have posted and wandering around Budapest, visiting bars, restaurants, pinball parlors and various other places trying to make the day different and meaningful.

Two disabled teenagers looking for meaning in their lives, team up with a wheelchair hit-man.

Anyone can park wherever they like in the car park, except for one place; the spot where Legionaire, the owner of the lot, buries dead mourning doves. But then a man (Imre) appears who wants to obtain that exact place for his 1968 Ford Mustang - at any cost, and will do almost anything to win. But, who wins in the end?

Vera is a cab driver who has been saving up for years to buy a house and settle on No Man-s Island in the Pacific and eventually escape from the world in which she lives. Zoli has what it takes to become a professional basketball player, but beats a cowardly retreat from his own talent. These two youngsters, each on the run in their own way, are then joined by Mia, the runaway bride. Their three lives clash and intermingle as they journey towards an unexpected solution. The film is a modern fairy tale about young people in search of true happiness who, through Mia-s ethereal purity, come to love themselves and find a way to realize their dreams.

In a Budapest ghetto, Richie, a young gypsy in love with Julia, daughter of the local Hungarian pimp, wants to put an end to the old family feuds. But there's only one way to do it: money. For that, Richie goes back in time to eradicate mammoths and turn them into oil he'll be able to sell later.

A woman falls out of the window of an apartment house. On her way back, she witnesses seven stories, one on each floor.

Two brothers, who couldn't be any more different, argue who has to move out to the empty apartment next door.

A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likable characters, a rival ticket inspection team and racing along the tracks - and a tale about love.

Five episodes connects on a magic bus in the center of Budapest.

Three young friends, from the Hungarian countryside, want more sex and excitement in their life. Together they undertake a journey to Lake Balaton, where they hope to find plenty of summer fun as well as a temporary job.

55-year-old Katalin flees her dysfunctional family and finds herself in Istanbul where newfound love ensures her emotions are liberated, albeit ephemerally.

Among embarrassing images of his life that fell out of photo albums, he guides viewer and two baffled guardian protectors.

In 1962, while Gagarin flew around the Earth and others prepared for World War III, no event has happened in Hungary since a certain year, and it looked like nothing will for at least 30 years. However, to ensure the certain, Mr. Simon, block-trustee and ever-watching bastion of socialist order and decency steps into action.

Set in '60s socialist Hungary, an introverted and somewhat inhibited teenage boy has a life-changing experience as he spends a few days with his uncle full of zest, a love for earthly pleasures, and a weakness for horse racing and betting.

3 Sixties teenagers in Hungary take shelter from a storm in a Lake Balaton villa, but when the owners arrive only two of them are able to escape.

A film about the coming-of-age of the 60s' youth in Hungary. Less about their everyday struggles and heartbreaks and more about the most up-and-coming beat bands of the country.

On his wedding day, eccentric 40-something shop decorator Zsolt Mohai visits Anna Parádi, asking her to call off his marriage to Klára Horváth. Drama and musical numbers follow as they discuss romance, loyalty, ambition.

A young man searches for his father after he disappears while working on a highly classified project for the United States government that involves extraterrestrials.

I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND is a film of improvisations - not only from the part of the nine amateur actors, but from the D.O.P, the director and the scriptwriters as well. The story unfolded itself instantly by the reactions and ideas of actors during the 20 days of shooting and developed into what is presented to the audience. But the story perhaps is less important than the world which opens up in front of us, a taste of Budapest in January 2008.