Wir freuen uns auf eine Veranstaltung zu EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING in Kooperation mit dem „Institut für die Wissenschaften vom Menschen“. Der Film wird mit engl. Untertitel gezeigt, gefolgt von einem Podiumgespräch in englischer Sprache.
Explanation for Everything is a sharp and multi-layered portrait of a socially divided Hungary. In this award-winning film, director Gábor Reisz tells the story of Abel, a student struggling with his final exams. The 18-year-old is hopelessly in love with studious Janka, herself enamored with Abel’s history teacher, who has previously clashed with the boy’s father over his conservative views. When Abel fails his exams, seemingly due to his nationalist lapel pin, the whole situation risks turning into a political scandal of national dimensions.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Réka Kinga Papp, a Hungarian journalist, author, and broadcaster specializing in environmental, social, and human rights. She is a former IWM visiting fellow and editor-in-chief of Eurozine, an online magazine and network of European cultural journals. In conversation with IWM Rector Misha Glenny, Papp will speak about Hungary under Viktor Orbán, the effects of authoritarian politics on our societies, and strategies for countering the populist surge.
Film Screening and Discussion
9. Oktober 2024, 19:30 – TICKETS
Gábor ReiszUngarn, Slowakei 2023 / 132 min
Bissiges und vielschichtiges Abbild eines gesellschaftlich gespaltenen Ungarns.Eigentlich müsste Abel für die Abschlussprüfungen lernen. Stattdessen gilt seine volle Aufmerksamkeit seiner großen Liebe Janka. Doch die […]