(2018, feature, 35mm, color, 142 minutes, 1:1,85)
co-produced with:France
1913, Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The young Irisz Leiter arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at the legendary hat store that belonged to her late parents. She is nonetheless sent away by the new owner, Oszkár Brill. While preparations are under way at the Leiter hat store, to host guests of uttermost importance, a man abruptly comes to Irisz, looking for a certain Kálmán Leiter. Refusing to leave the city, the young woman follows Kálmán’s tracks, her only link to a lost past. Her quest brings her through the dark streets of Budapest, where only the Leiter hat store shines, into the turmoil of a civilization on the eve of its downfall.
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Actors
Awards
Venice International Film Festival - 2018
FIPRESCI Award
Seville Film Festival - 2018
Best European Co-Production
Beijing International Film Festival - 2019
Best Director Laszlo Nemes
Hungarian Film Awards - 2019
Best Sound Editor Tamás Zányi
Best Cinematographer Mátyás Erdély
Best Music Composer László Melis
Best Make up
Best Costume Design Györgyi Szakács
Best Production Design László Rajk
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival - 2018
London Film Festival - 2018
(in competition)
Busan International Film Festival - 2018
(in competition)
Zurich Film Festival - 2018
(in competition)
Arras L'Autre Cinema - 2018
Segovia MUCES - 2018
Stockholm International Film Festival - 2018
(in competition)
Luxembourg LuxFilmFest - 2019