How can a trivial event lead to national division? Gábor Reisz grapples with his country's extreme political polarization, placing an unsuspecting high school student at the center of an unexpected national scandal and aptly commenting on the extremities and populisms of modern societies.
It's summer in Budapest, Abel is trying to concentrate on his final high school exams, while realizing that he is in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka is living her own unrequited love affair with their married history professor. The tensions of a polarized society unexpectedly surface when Abel's final exams in history turn into a national scandal.
Venice Film Festival
Orizzonti Best Film Award
2023
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