THE HOURGLASS
synopsis
Andreas Sam is a young writer searching for his roots and the memory of his father who disappeared in the maelstrom of World War II. As he roams the labyrinth of the past, instead of finding answers he is faced with more questions. And thus, a journey into the past becomes a list of feelings and doubts. Helplessness, homelessness, constant homesickness and a desire to belong to one person and one place: this is the portrait of a citizen of Central Eastern Europe, living among various religions and cultures and often forced into minority situations. Kis's novel, retold with the help of visual means, makes the audience face the paranoia of nationalism and the consequences of ideological blindness.p>
international title: | The Hourglass |
original title: | Fövenyóra |
country: | Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro, Montenegro |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Szabolcs Tolnai |
film run: | 104' |
screenplay: | Szabolcs Tolnai |
cast: | János Derzsi, Slobodan Custic, Dénes Döbrey, Nebojsa Dugalic, Frigyes Kovács, Kati Lázár |
cinematography by: | Gergely Pohárnok, Gergely Pohárnok |
film editing: | Szilvia Ruszev |
art director: | Diana Radosavljevic |
costumes designer: | Sosa Juristovszky |
music: | Szabolcs Szőke, Strange Party Orchestra |
producer: | György Durst, Miroslav Mogorovich |
production: | Duna Workshop (Duna Mühely), Mediawave 2000 Ltd., Art & Popcorn (CS) |