Judgment in Hungary

  • Hungary Ítélet Magyarországon
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Trailer
Hungary / Germany / Portugal, 2013, 108 min

Directed by:

Eszter Hajdú

Screenplay:

Eszter Hajdú

Cinematography:

Eszter Hajdú

Plots(1)

For three years, a film crew followed the trial of four members of a Hungarian criminal gang accused of a series of racially motivated murders of six Roma, including children. It took more than a year just to apprehend the culprits, and the case dragged on mainly because of a lack of evidence and gross police misconduct. Thanks to the constant presence of cameras in the courtroom, director Eszter Hajdú succeeded in capturing the dramatic progress of the closely watched trial, which created a media frenzy. Will the trial conclude with a verdict that brings the survivors of three Roma families some measure of closure? Can they trust in the fairness of the Hungarian state? (One World)

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