15/12/2017 - A story about vampires, love and espionage, starring Zsolt Nagy, Ervin Nagy, Lili Walters, Móni Balsai, Szabolcs Thuróczy and Alexandra Borbély

Móni Balsai in Comrade Draculich (© Gëro Elektra)

Filming on Mark Bodzsár's new film kicked off on 19 November in Budapest, Comrade Draculich [+see also:
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Written by Mark Bodzsár in collaboration with Juli Jakab and István Tasnádi, the plot is set in the early ‘70s. Fabian the vampire returns home to the People's Republic of Hungary from the imperialist west, and immediately becomes a target of the communist secret police. During surveillance, love unfolds between the vampire and Maria, the young female comrade, who is assigned to spy on the mysterious stranger. She must make a choice between a monster and the regime that exploits her. This satirical love story mixes elements of spy and vampire films. Through its depiction of the paranoid Hungarian communist regime, it reflects on our present, where surveillance is a global concern.

Produced by Csaba Pek and Attila Tőzsér for Drakulics Kft, Comrade Draculich was co-produced by Filmkontroll Kft and is supported by the Hungarian National Film Fund. Filming, which will take place entirely in Budapest, is due to wrap up on 1 February and will be released in Hungarian cinemas in December 2018. International sales will be driven by the Hungarian National Film Fund.

(Translated from French)