The Prefab People
TIFF.24
A man finally decides he's had it, and he's walking out on his wife. But this is not a story about a cruel man abandoning a woman.
Hungary - 1982
102 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 13.06
Saturday 14.06
The Outsider
TIFF.24
In an industrial town in Hungary, András, a music-loving young nurse, is fired for alcoholism. It's another failure in his life. As he wanders through the city, András drifts through his relationships, both social and romantic.
Hungary - 1981
122 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
The Man from London
TIFF.24
After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case. Based on the thriller novel of Georges Simenon!
Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2007
139 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Wednesday 18.06
Growing Down
Q&A with producer Adam Farkas
Sándor, a widowed father of two, is tested by fate when he becomes the only witness of a serious accident involving his stepdaughter caused by his youngest son. He has to decide between accepting the consequences of speaking the truth or lying to keep his boy out of juvie.
Hungary - 2025
85 minute
Hungarian Day
Vulture's Wake
Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
A death reunites three old friends whose paths have diverged over the years. Оne has a teaching job in Mexico, another lives a lower-middle-class life, and the third is financially ruined.
Hungary - 2024
82 minute
Hungarian Day
Family Nest
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
Irén lives with her daughter in a small apartment of her in-laws, in the center of Budapest. Her husband Laci just came back from his national service and his relationship with Irén is deteriorating.
Hungary - 1979
108 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Lesson Learned
TIFF.24
Young teacher Juci attempts to challenge the outdated methods in her school, while new student Palkó, recently relocated from abroad, struggles to adapt to the demanding educational system.
Hungary - 2024
119 minute
Hungarian Day
Beyond Rock Bottom
Q&A with director Adam Miklos
In the shadow of addiction, Boróka and Szilveszter join a Recovery Centre to confront their inner demons through methods of rock climbing, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery, and the reevaluation of their past lives.
Hungary - 2024
86 minute
Hungarian Day
How Could I Live Without You?
TIFF.24
In this Hungarian box-office smash hit, Lili reads her mother Eszter's diary and love letters, revealing Eszter's summer romance with Geri, a musician, at Lake Balaton in the 1990s.
Hungary - 2024
105 minute
Hungarian Day
A Hunt for Hedgehogs
Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
Bogi, a talented opera singer student, earns money by babysitting the children of her cousin, whose marriage is in crisis. On the day of her final exam, she is under pressure and commits an error while she is with the children.
Hungary - 2025
94 minute
Hungarian Day
Thursday 19.06
A Hunt for Hedgehogs
Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
Bogi, a talented opera singer student, earns money by babysitting the children of her cousin, whose marriage is in crisis. On the day of her final exam, she is under pressure and commits an error while she is with the children.
Hungary - 2025
94 minute
Hungarian Day
Werkhmeister Harmonies
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
An innocent young man witnesses violence break out after an isolated village is inflamed by the arrival of a circus and its peculiar attractions: a giant whale and a mysterious man named “The Prince”.
Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2000
145 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Vulture's Wake
Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
A death reunites three old friends whose paths have diverged over the years. Оne has a teaching job in Mexico, another lives a lower-middle-class life, and the third is financially ruined.
Hungary - 2024
82 minute
Hungarian Day
Friday 20.06
The Turin Horse
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
In Turin in 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche is witness to a brutal scene: a hansom cab driver whipping his stubborn horse. Nietzsche throws his arms around the animal’s neck, sobbing.
Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland, United States - 2011
155 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Almanac of Fall
Q&A with director Bella Tarr
In a grim, claustrophobic apartment owned by a rich elderly woman, the inhabitants desperately try to relate to each other as they go about their bleak lives revealing their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.
Hungary - 1984
119 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr
Saturday 21.06
Beyond Rock Bottom
Q&A with director Adam Miklos
In the shadow of addiction, Boróka and Szilveszter join a Recovery Centre to confront their inner demons through methods of rock climbing, embarking on a transformative journey of self-discovery, and the reevaluation of their past lives.
Hungary - 2024
86 minute
Hungarian Day
Sunday 22.06
Growing Down
TIFF.24
Sándor, a widowed father of two, is tested by fate when he becomes the only witness of a serious accident involving his stepdaughter caused by his youngest son. He has to decide between accepting the consequences of speaking the truth or lying to keep his boy out of juvie.
Hungary - 2025
85 minute
Hungarian Day
Damnation
TIFF.24
In a desolate landscape, Karrer lived for years cut off from the rest of the world, by passing his time to staring at dumpsters disappearing under an endless rain. His only social links are a pub, the Titanic, where he ran aground every night, and his boss, Willarsky.
Hungary - 1988
120 minute
Close Up: Bela Tarr