VESPA
by Diana Groó
synopsis
12-year-old gypsy Lali, who lives in extreme poverty with his mother in a rural Romany community, wins a chocolate bar whilst playing cards that contains a prize: a scooter. In order to collect it, he has to go to Budapest and decides to travel alone, also hoping to catch up with his father, whom he hasn’t seen for years. But the journey isn’t as straightforward as he imagines, from friendly encounters to his confrontation with a Hungarian society that is swift to destroy people’s dreams, particularly those of gypsies.
original title: | Vespa |
country: | Hungary, Serbia |
year: | 2009 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Diana Groó |
screenplay: | Iván Szabó, Diana Groó |
cast: | Júlia Nyakó, Rodrigo Balogh, Gábor Nagypál, György Bajomi Nagy, Gábor Róbert, Timea Buza, Kata Pető, Simon Szabó, Kriszina Erdély |
cinematography by: | Sándor Kardos |
producer: | Dénes Szekeres |
production: | Tivoli Film Productions, VisionTeam Serbia, Biberche Productions |
backing: | Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary |