World Cinema
Now or Never! / Most vagy soha!
Balázs Lóth
Director's bio
Balázs Lóth
BALÁZS LOTH is a Hungarian film director with 25 years of experience in film and television. He graduated at the Hungarian University of Theatre and Film Art and at the University of Szeged. He also studied at the New York Film Academy and the Budapest Cinematography Masterclass 2003, where he participated in a cinematography masterclass led by Vilmos Zsigmond and László Kovács. He has directed more than 150 television episodes, 3 feature films, 5 short films, and over 600 commercials and music videos. As a cinematographer, he has worked on more than 200 productions. He directed “Pesti balhé” (Budapest Heist) (2020), supported by the National Film Fund, which led the Hungarian box office for five weeks, ranked in the Top 3 on HBO MAX and Netflix, and in the Top 4 on RTL Plus streaming service. His television series directorial works include “A mi kis falunk” (Our Little Village), “Drága örökösök” (Dear Heirs), and “200 első randi” (200 First Dates), which achieved outstanding viewership in Hungary.
Synopsis
In 1848, as the Habsburg Empire oppressed Eastern Europe, poet Petőfi Sándor led a revolution for Hungary’s independence, rallying the masses with his “National Song.” But Austrian secret police sent a Hungarian turncoat, Farkasch, to crush the uprising and eliminate Petőfi, igniting a deadly cat-and-mouse game.
Details of Cast
Nándor Berettyán, Sára Mosolygó, Balázs Koltai Nagy, Tibor Fehér, Ottó Lajos Horváth
Details of Crew
DoP Tamás Dobos Editors Gyula Hegedüs, Gábor Kertai Music Róbert Gyula Sound Design Tímea Agg
Producer Details
Zoltán Csincsi, Péter Fülöp, László Kriskó, Philip Rákay
Writer Details
Márk Kis-Szabó, Philip Rákay, Vajk Szente
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Kneecap
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Semmelweis
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To a Land Unknown
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Kill the Jockey
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- International Competition (14)
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- Celebrating Shabana Azmi (5)
- Centennial Tribute (3)
