Section: Friend as Enemy

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DEAR BETRAYED FRIENDS

Sára Cserhalmi
Hungary, Germany, 2012, 91 Min

János denounced his friend Ándor for many years, Ándor learns from the files. What to do now with the anger? Should he talk to his former friend? Should he denounce him? Beat him up? There is no recipe for dealing with such a breach of trust and everyone needs to find their own inner peace.

KMH FILM

When the 60-year-old Ándor – a literary figure active in Hungary's cultural and ecological underground before 1989 – decides to request his files from the Hungarian State Security Agency, he faces a bitter discovery. János, a very close friend and comrade-in-arms, denounced him for years. He seeks contact with János, who, however, withdraws. He suffers from cancer and lives in bitter loneliness. What to do now with his injury and anger? Should Ándor make the betrayal public? Is revenge necessary? Yes, Ándor is hurt, he wants to hear the word that János cannot pronounce – sorry. Then the avalanche breaks out with his article in the newspaper. János gets anonymous calls, the television wants an interview. He was not "blown out", he had been freed from the lie. He had been blackmailed into betrayal – who is forcing the betrayed to strike back? There is probably no solution. Only the pile of broken fragments remains, to which a friendship was broken up. KF

Filmformat
HD File | Farbe / Colour
Drehbuch
Sára Cserhalmi
Kamera
Dániel Reich
Ton
Tamás Dévényi
Schnitt
Gábor Divinyi
Ausstattung
Sandra Sztevanovity, Nándor Hevesi
Musik
János Bujdosó
Darsteller
János Derzsi, György Cserhalmi, Schneider Zoltán, Miklós Benedek, Anna Györgyi, Imre Csuja, Pál Mácsai
Produzent
Ferenc Pusztai
Produktion
KMH FILM
Co-Produktion
The Post Republic, I'm Film, SZFE
Kontakt
KMH FILM
Ferenc Pusztai
Késmárk u. 24.
1158 Budapest
Hungary
pusztai@kmh.hu
www.kmhfilm.com

Sára Cserhalmi - studied philosophy at the Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest before graduating in directing from the University of Theatre and Film Arts. Since then she has made numerous short films, TV films and music videos. She is also as actress and screenwriter. DEAR BETRAYED FRIENDS is her feature film debut.

Movies
SZÜKEN SZÉPEN (2007, short)
MIMI (2009, short)
VADHUSS (2010, TV series)