Italy / Aug 27, 2025 / Venice Film Festival
2h 12min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
In 1957 Budapest, one year following the failure of the Hungarian Revolution, a 12-year-old Jewish boy whose mother has raised him to believe that his father will return from the camps has his hopes shattered when a brutish stranger appears on the doorstep to take his family back.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Soma Sándor | Tamás |
| Zsuzsa Száger | |
| Éva Kelényi | Rózsika |
| Konrád Quintus | |
| Loppert Martin Tibor | Young Andor |
| Szabolcs Ruszina | Sári's Father |
| Epres Attila | Rendőr |
| Sándor Zsótér | Ávós |
| Judit Schell | Árvaház igazgatónője |
| Zoltán Koppány | Mutatványos |
| Imre Gelányi | |
| Máté Mészáros | |
| Erik Major | |
| Lajos Jarabek | |
| Ákos Kukovecz | |
| Pataki Ferenc | |
| Székely B. Miklós |
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Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Árva |
| Original language | Magyar (HU) |
| Spoken languages | Magyar |
| Production countries | France, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom, Cyprus |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Pioneer Pictures, Good Chaos, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo, Pallas Film, ARTE France Cinéma, Mid March Media, AR Content, Lumen, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion, Mozinet |
| Release date | 23 ottobre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Ori Eisen, Michael Kupisk, Yoav Rosenberg, Gábor Sipos, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Judit Stalter, J.D. Zacharias |
| Production | Alexander Rodnyansky, Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Ferenc Szále, Ildikó Kemény, László Nemes, Mike Goodridge, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Juliette Schrameck |
| Writer | László Nemes, Clara Royer |
| Casting | Éva Zabezsinszkij |
| Editing | Péter Politzer |
| Cinematography | Mátyás Erdély, Ferenc Krámli, Gábor Pápai |
| Assistant directors | István Kolos, Ádám Kolos, Márk Horváth, János György, Anita Pataki, László Nemes, Sarolta Pazár |
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| Camera operators | Mátyás Erdély, Ferenc Krámli, Gábor Pápai |
| Additional photography | Mátyás Erdély, Ferenc Krámli, Gábor Pápai |
| Production design | Jaroslaw Kozak, Zoltán Virányi-Fontan, Adrienn Nagy |
| Art direction | Jaroslaw Kozak, Zoltán Virányi-Fontan, Adrienn Nagy |
| Set decoration | Jaroslaw Kozak, Zoltán Virányi-Fontan, Adrienn Nagy |
| Visual effects | Glen McGuigan |
| Stunts | Gáspár Szabó |
| Music | Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, Tamás Zányi, Botond Nagy, István Sándor, Mátyás Tóth, Bálint Zándoki, Biko Gogaladze |
| Sound | Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine, Tamás Zányi, Botond Nagy, István Sándor, Mátyás Tóth, Bálint Zándoki, Biko Gogaladze |
| Costume design | Andrea Flesch, Izabell Janositz, Iván Kozák, Odile Fourquin, Lili Abed-Hadi |
| Makeup | Odile Fourquin, Andrea Flesch, Lili Abed-Hadi, Izabell Janositz, Iván Kozák |
| Hairstyling | Andrea Flesch, Odile Fourquin, Lili Abed-Hadi, Izabell Janositz, Iván Kozák |
| Budget | 3.000.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 08, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
South Korea / Sep 19, 2025 / 15 / Busan International Film Festival
Switzerland / Sep 30, 2025 / Zurich Film Festival
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United States / Oct 04, 2025 / Hamptons International Film Festival
Thailand / Oct 06, 2025 / Bangkok International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 14, 2025 / BFI London Film Festival
Hungary / Oct 18, 2025 / Cinemira YOUTH International Youth Film Festival
Taiwan / Nov 10, 2025 / Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Sweden / Jan 30, 2026 / Göteborg Film Festival
Australia / Feb 20, 2026 / Europa Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 02, 2026 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Hungary / Oct 23, 2025
France / Mar 11, 2026
Greece / Mar 26, 2026
Netherlands / May 07, 2026
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Germany / May 14, 2026 / 12
Ireland / May 15, 2026
United Kingdom / May 15, 2026
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