Prima Primavera
(Príma Primavéra)
feature, 35mm, 91 minutes, 1:1.85
First feature
co-produced with:
United Kingdom
Bulgaria
Netherlands
PREMIER (HUNGARY): 2009.
The life of Gábor, a middle-aged man with the manners and naiveté of a child, is turned upside down when his mother is killed in a botched bank robbery. He and a prostitute, Joli, are the only ones who would be able to identify the robber, so they must run for their lives.
Armed with a chandelier as a present for Grandma, the odd pair set out on a cross border journey to seek shelter in Grandma's house in Serbia. But Grandma, long dead, had lived on only in Gábor's imagination and meticulous drawings. While the pair try to fit in the village, the robber who is relentlessly after them, finds an unwitting ally in the local police.
Balancing between crude reality and imagination, the two manage to survive and, in the process, find peace with each other, the world, and, most difficult of all - themselves.
2009 - Hungarian Film Festival in Los Angeles: Award of the Hungarian Consulate
2009 - Hungarian Film Critics: Best Actor Prize to Andor Lukáts
2010 - Bulgarian Film Academy: Best Actress Award to Vessela Kazakova, Best Supporting Actor Award to Djoko Rossich
Creators
János Edelényi | Director |
Pál Salamon, János Edelényi, Endre Hules, Stankova Maria | Screenplay |
Tibor Máthé | Director of photography |
Károly Szalai | Editor |
Tamás Beke | Sound |
Vanina Geleva, István Galambos | Visual design |
Ina Hristova, János Breckl | Costumes |
Pavlina Jeleva, Arry Vorosmit, Steve Bowden, Georgy Cholakov | Producer |
Eurofilm Studio | Production company |
Vita Nova Films / UK, Geopoly / BG, Riba Film International / NL | Co-producer |
Andor Lukáts, Vesela Kazakova, Antoine Kamerling, Djoko Rosić, Enikő Börcsök, Erzsi Máthé, Éva Schubert, Zoltán Bezerédi, Koyna Rouseva, Krassimir Dokov, Gabriella Hadzsikosztova, Malin Krastev, Vera Pap, Alexander Doinov, Zoltán Gera, Réka Pelsőczy | Cast |
Awards
Budapest Hungarian Film Week - 2009 | Andor Lukáts - Best Actor |
Várna Love is Folly International Film Festival - 2009 | Special Award of the Jury |
Várna Love is Folly International Film Festival - 2009 | Best Actress: Vessela Kazakova |
Festivals
Valladolid International Film Festival - 2009 | (in competition) |
Sofia CINEMANIA - 2009 | |
San Jose Cinequest - 2010 | (in competition) |
Bradford International Film Festival - 2010 | |
Genova Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa - 2010 | |
Moscow DetectiveFEST - 2010 | (in competition) |
Roma Independent Film Festival - 2009 | (in competition) |
Ashkelon Jewish Eye Festival - 2010 |
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