Without Air

Section: Hungarian Day
Title: Elfogy a levego
Director: Moldovai Katalin
Cast: Ágnes Krasznahorkai, Soma Sándor, Zsolt Bölönyi, Tunde Skovran, Áron Dimény
Duration: 1h 45m
Country: Hungary
Language: hu/ro/en
Year: 2023

In a small Hungarian town, Ana is a dedicated literature teacher. Beloved by her students for her unorthodox and creative approach, she assigns Agnieszka Holland’s Total Eclipse, depicting the relationship between French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, so they can better understand Rimbaud’s poetry. When a conservative father interrupts his son during the screening and hears of the assignment, he reports Ana to the school’s principal. Ana is accused of misconduct and spreading homosexual propaganda...