Land of Storm

Ádám Császi

year of production

2014

synopsis

Szabolcs plays in a German football team, as does Bernard. They are roommates, best friends, inseparable. A lost match makes him reconsider his life and he goes back to Hungary in hope for more simplicity. Yet his solitude does not last long. Soon after his arrival he meets Áron and a mutual attraction between the two boys develops when suddenly Szabolcs receives an unexpected phone call from Bernard: he has arrived to Hungary…

production

unafilm / Titus Kreyenberg

in co-production with

Proton Cinema, I’m FILM, Café Film

cast

András Sütô, Ádám Varga, Sebastian Urzendowsky, Enikô Börcsök, Lajos Ottó Horváth, Uwe Lauer, Kristóf Horváth

financiers

sales

german distribution

Salzgeber

world premiere

Berlinale 2014 - Panorama

festivals and awards

Guadalajara IFF, Karlovy Vary FF, Sarajevo FF, New Directors New Films, Vilnius IFF, Helsinki IFF love & anarchy, Transilvanian IFF Cluj

Special Jury Prize Taipei Film Festival
Nominations:
Best First Feature - Berlinale
Audience Choice Award - Chicago IFF
Heart of Sarajevo - Sarajevo Film Festival
Intl. New Talent Competition Taipei Film Festival
Best European Debute Film - Zlin Film Festival