Hungarian Weekend

City:
Saint Petersburg

Cinemas:
Angleterre Cinema Lounge

Dates:
15–17 November 2013

Partners:
Balassi Institute
CoolConnections Art-group

Аглая
Aglaja

Countries: Hungary, Romania, Poland
Year: 2012
Director: Krisztina Deák
Cast: Eszter Ónodi, Babett Jávor, Piroska Móga
Genre: drama
Language: Hungarian, Romanian, German, English
Translation: Russian subtitles
Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
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This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the perspective of the young girl Aglaja. The story is based on real-life events, an Eastern European circus artist family that fled to the West. If they want to stay in the circus business they have to make up an exotic act. The mother spends all their money to buy a very dangerous act: hanging by her hair high up in the dome of the circus while juggling with burning torches. Every night Aglaja is terrified by the fear of losing her mother. But, on some day, she has to follow the family tradition and become the "Woman with the Hair of Steel".

Awards and festivals:

Monte-Carlo International Television Film Festival - Best Television Film, Best Director, Best Actress in a Television Film, Monaco Red Cross Award
Orenburg East-West Festival - Grand Prix, The Golden Cup Award

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Schedule:

Saint Petersburg: Angleterre Cinema Lounge

16 November, Saturday