The Bitter Truth
Hungarian drama, bw, 89 min, 1956
in Hungarian
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Director: Zoltán Várkonyi
Cast: Miklós Gábor, Ferenc Bessenyei, Éva Ruttkai
The motion picture from July 1956 is based on an actual case. It was the first to criticize the formulaic mechanisms of the 1950s, labour productivity competitions and it focused a spotlight on the vulnerability of workers. The careerist director (Ferenc Bessenyei) unexpectedly takes on his old engineering buddy (Miklós Gábor) who was recently released from prison. The project: completion of a grain silo as soon as possible. The blind drive for a fast result leads to the tower collapsing and two workers being buried beneath the rubble. Post-production of the parable-like film stretched out into the autumn, the uprising in October meant it could not be screened and it was subsequently banned for the next 30 years.
Distributor: Nemzeti Filmintézet - Filmarchívum
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