Documentary
What if democracy fails citizens by not serving them all equally? What if inequality becomes the norm and the most vulnerable citizens are left behind with no money, no home, no rights, and no country of their own? In Hungary, the government has slashed social benefits and criminalized homelessness, but a group of activists, homeless and middle class, is confronting authorities to defend social justice and their right to be citizens. After the tragic death of two of its founding members, the group feels that Hungary is growing more hostile and their struggle is more important than ever. Despite all odds, their own community keeps them going—a mini-society with democracy and solidarity at its heart, an island of hope, belonging and dignity in a society gradually shifting the other way.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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Elie Wiesel Goes Home
The Salt Mines
Streetwise
Living in Tents
Rural Hungary
Lead Me Home
Neon Fairytales
Carson Coma - A koncertfilm
The Fallen
Queen Mimi
Queen: Hungarian Rhapsody - Live in Budapest '86
They Survived Together
Forgotten
Wild Hungary – A Water Wonderland
Negative history of Hungarian cinema
KIX
Muck! men sen då, Kenneth Viken?
ORCA: A True Story
Narrow Path to Happiness
Bela Bartók
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IMDB 0 | Feb , 1997
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IMDB 6 | Oct , 1990
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".Streetwise
IMDB 7.5 | Dec , 1984
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.Living in Tents
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2018
In January 2011 Paul Crane discovered a tent city in downtown St. Louis, along the Mississippi River. He was curious as to who these people were, how they ended up there, and what life was like for them each day. He initially thought he would simply go down during the day and capture footage when possible, but he quickly realized that if he wanted to truly capture how these people lived and the full reality of their collective and individual existence, he would have to be there full time and become a part of the place, so he moved in with them.Rural Hungary
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1939
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IMDB 6.4 | Sep , 2021
Poignant stories of homelessness on the West Coast of the US frame this cinematic portrait of a surging humanitarian crisis.Neon Fairytales
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1992
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2022
The Fallen
IMDB 8.5 | Apr , 1985
The documentary was shot in the prison for juvenile delinquents in Hungary. It does not aim at judging whether the perpetrators were convicted rightly or not but, given the burden they carry, how they can reintegrate into society after they are released.Queen Mimi
IMDB 7.3 | May , 2016
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IMDB 8.1 | Sep , 2012
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IMDB 10 | Dec , 2021
The Neiger family was living a peaceful life in the Jewish community in Krakow when the arrival of World War II changed their lives forever. When Nazi soldiers forced the family from their home into the harsh life of the Ghetto, they made a vow to escape as a family. But when circumstances forced the family to separate from older brother Ben, their will to survive was put to the test. They Survived Together" is the incredible, true story of one family as they desperately tried to stay alive... and together as a family with four small children, attempted to escape certain death at the hands of the Nazis. They are believed to be one of the only families to escape and survive as a family.Forgotten
IMDB 7.5 | Apr , 2016
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IMDB 10 | Apr , 2011
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2010
Reconstructions of unrealized Hungarian films in cooperation with the greatest Hungarian film directors.KIX
IMDB 6.7 | Nov , 2024
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IMDB 9.2 | May , 2017
For almost half of his life, Kenneth Viken has been in prison, and he does not know how many times he has been released, only to soon return . In January 2016 he is released again.ORCA: A True Story
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2017
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IMDB 4 | Mar , 2023
A young gay Romani couple from a remote village in Hungary has a dream so absurd that it seems impossible: making a musical film based on their lives.Bela Bartók
IMDB 6 | May , 1964
A portrait of the life and work of the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, exploring both his music and his passionate interest in his country's folklore.