Mirage
, feature , 35mm , 4 , 88 minutes , cinemascope
Countries Slovakia
western
PREMIER (HUNGARY): 2014.
Mirage tells the story of an African football player in a small Hungarian town, who commits a crime and has to flee. He finds refuge on a farm deep in the Hungarian flatland. Soon he realizes that the farm is a modern-day slave camp where he is forced to fight for his freedom and ultimately his life.
Fleeing from the police after fixing a match, Francis, an African football player, seeks refuge in a ranch run by a local crime boss in the middle of the vast Hungarian plains known as the "Puszta". He soon realizes that the workers on the ranch are little more than slaves. His presence on the ranch begins a chain of events that culminates in violent rebellion by the workers against their criminal overlords. A reluctant hero, Francis finds himself playing in the most important match of his life, with his freedom and his very life at stake.
Drawing from the traditions of Hungarian cinema as well as the Hollywood Westerns, Mirage is a story about modern-day Hungary, racism, equality, power and freedom.
Creators
Szabolcs Hajdu | Director |
Szabolcs Hajdu, Jim Stark, Nándor Lovas | Screenplay |
András Nagy | Director of photography |
Péter Politzer | Editor |
Billy Martin | Music |
László Rajk | Visual design |
Krisztina Berzsenyi | Costumes |
Andrea Taschler, Gábor Kovács | Producer |
Mátyás Prikler, Ági Pataki, Jim Stark, Judit Romwalter, Mónika Mécs, Ernő Mesterházy, András Poós | Co-producer |
Mirage Film Stúdió, Filmpartners, MPhilms / SK | Production company |
Isaach de Bankolé, Razvan Vasilescu, Orsolya Török-Illyés, Dragos Bucur, Tamás Polgár | Cast |
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival - 2014 | |
Antalya Golden Orange IFF - 2014 | |
Haifa International Film Festival - 2014 | |
Stockholm International Film Festival - 2014 | |
Mannheim International Film Festival - 2014 | |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival - 2014 | |
Essonne CINESSONNE - 2014 | (in competition) |
Palm Springs International Film Festival - 2015 | |
Prague FEBIOFEST - 2015 | |
Cluj-Napoca Transilvania - 2015 | |
Palic International Film Festival - 2015 | (in competition) |
Marrakech International Film Festival - 2014 | (in competition) |
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