Ajyal Film Festival 2023

All Films

Just the Wind (Csak a Szél)

Contemporary World Cinema

Bence Fliegauf / Feature Narrative / Hungary, Germany, France / 2012 / 87 min / Colour / DCP
In Hungarian / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Drama
MENA Premiere

Synopsis

The uncomfortably intimate camerawork, ominous sound design and naturalistic performances of non-professional actors in ‘Just the Wind’ provide a window on the deep-rooted racism that too often rears its ugly head in the world. Between 2008 and 2009, in a series of shocking acts of racially motivated violence, six Hungarian Romani families were murdered in cold blood by unknown assailants. Director Bence Fliegauf sets his heartrending film shortly after the fifth of these incidents, following one downtrodden but hopeful Hungarian Romani family as they make their way through their ordinary days. But ‘ordinary’ for Birdy, Anna and Rio means living in a world where the constant threat of exploitation, abuse, mockery and violence hang like a storm cloud over their heads. While Fliegauf’s film takes place in his homeland, its message is a universal condemnation of racism and the agonising impact it has on the people who are its target.

About the Directors

Benedek ‘Bence’ Fliegauf was born in Budapest in 1974 and has worked as assistant to Miklos Jancso and Arpad Sopsits. After two shorts and two documentaries, he made his feature debut with ‘Forest’ in 2003. ‘Tejút’ won the Golden Leopard in Locarno in 2007, while ‘Just the Wind’ won the Grand Jury Prize in Berlin earlier this year.

Credits

Director
Bence Fliegauf
Screenwriter
Bence Fliegauf
Producer
Mónika Mécs, András Muhi, Erno Mesterházy
Editor
Xavier Box
Music
Bence Fliegauf, Tamás Beke
Cinematographer
Zoltán Lovasi
Sales Company
Match Factory
Cast
Katalin Toldi, Gyöngyi Lendvai, Lajos Sárkány, György Toldi, Gyula Horváth, Gergo Kaszás

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