“A poignant first feature depicting how contemporary misfits crave for love and struggle for survival, within an alienating society. “ – FEDEORA Jury verdict said. The ‘Parallels and Encounters’ jury was composed by Montenegrin film theoretician and critic Dr. Maja Bogojević, Bulgarian film critic Pavlina Jeleva and Italian critic Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi.

‘Blossom Valley’ had its world premiere at Karlovy Vary IFF’s East of the West Competition, and won the Jury Special Prize.

‘Blossom Valley’ is a socio-realist lovers-on-the-run movie. The main actors are amateurs with whom these events didn’t happen, but they could have happened. An ironic, punkily brash road movie about young lovers on the run, interwoven with poetic and realistic images. Psychotic Bianka kidnaps a child and dupes the trusting Laci into thinking that it’s his. Together they form an instant family who set off in a caravan, fleeing the law and a bunch of crooks.

The lead are played by amateurs, Bianka is acted by the Hungarian Instagram celebrity Bianka Berényi, and Laci is acted by the 3-times Special Olympic Games winner, László Réti. The film was directed by László Csuja, his mentor was Ildikó Enyedi (writer-director of Berlinale Golden Bear winner and Oscar nominated ‘On Body and Soul’). ‘Blossom Valley’ script was written by László Csuja and Gergő V. Nagy, the cinematographer was Gergely Vass.

The film was produced by András Muhi and Gábor Ferenczy (FocusFox) in the frame of the Film Fund’s Incubator Program.

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