Gentle

FAST FORWARD 2022 / Projections:
13/12/2022 / 21:00 / Montenegrin Cinematheque / Podgorica

László Csuja, Anna Nemes / Hungary / 2022 / 92′

Director: László Csuja, Anna Nemes
Screenplay: László Csuja, Anna Nemes
Editor: Attila Csabai
Music: Tamas Kreiner
Cinematography: Zágon Nagy
Production: Focusfox Kft
Producers: András Muhi, Gábor Ferenczy
Starring: Eszter Csonka, György Turós, Csaba Krisztik

SYNOPSIS

Edina, a female bodybuilder is ready to sacrifice everything for the dream she shares with her life partner and trainer Ádám – to win the Miss Olympia. The odd love she finds on her way makes her see the difference between her dreams and her true self. Meanwhile, she has a strange relationship with a mysterious man. The meeting changes everything that she believed in until then.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Anna Nemes is a Hungarian visual artist whose paintings have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across Europe since 2010. Szelíd / Gentle is her first fiction film.

László Csuja was born in Debrecen, Hungary in 1984. He is a writer and director, known for Virágvölgy / Flower Valley (2018), Nine Month War (2019) and the latter Szelíd / Gentle (2022).

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

  • Brussels International Film Festival 2022 (Belgium) – Winner ‘Special mention – Directors’ Week’
  • Cleveland International Film Festival 2022 (USA) – Winner – George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition
  • Raindance Film Festival 2022 (UK) – Discovery Award – Best Debut Feature
  • Palić Film Festival 2022 (Serbia) – Special Mention – Feature Film