The Sinking Village (A Sullyedo Falu)

Director: Márton Szirmai
Year/Length: 2007 / 23 min.
Country: Hungary
Saturday, November 15: 7:00 pm
U.S. Premiere
The Hungarian village of Medgyesbodzás is slowly sinking, and its inhabitants are baffled. Their houses are propped up and riddled with cracks and holes. The village receives very little help from national authorities, so the middle-aged Jószef turns to the European Union. Ever optimistic, he makes a short film in which he and the other villagers tell their story. In the meantime, young people are moving away from the village while those remaining speculate on who's to blame: oil companies, the waterworks, or the soil itself. (with The Pests and Recycle)
Program F12



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