Completed - SLOVAKIAN, HUNGARIAN, ROMANIAN, FRENCH - Western, Drama - 90 minutes
Drawing from the traditions of Hungarian cinema as well as the Hollywood Westerns, Mirage is a story about modern-day Hungary, racism, equality, power and freedom.
Year of production : 2014 Director(s) : Szabolcs HAJDU, Rãzvan VASILESCU Writer(s) : Szabolcs HAJDU, Nandor LOVAS, Jim STARK Cast : Isaach DE BANKOLE, Orsolya TÖRÖK-ILLYÉS, Dragoş BUCUR, Tamás POLGÁR, Attila MOKOS, Lajos VÖRÖS Producer(s) : Andrea TASCHLER (MIRAGE FILM STUDIO), Matyas PRIKLER (MPHILMS), gábor KOVÁCS (FILMPARTNERS)
Fleeing from the police after fixing a match, Francis, an African football player, seeks refuge in a ranch run by a local crime boss in the middle of the vast Hungarian plains known as the “pusta”. He soon realizes that the workers on the ranch are little more than slaves. His presence on the ranch begins a chain of events that culminates in violent rebellion by the workers against their criminal overlords. A reluctant hero, Francis finds himself playing in the most important match of his life, with his freedom and his very life at stake. Drawing from the traditions of Hungarian cinema as well as the Hollywood Westerns, Mirage is a story about modern-day Hungary, racism, equality, power and freedom.
Country(ies) : SLOVAKIA, HUNGARY
Toronto - TIFF 2014 (Competition - world premiere)Int'l Antalya Golden Orange 2014 (Special screening)Int'l Film Fest. Of india, Goa 2014 (Competition)Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2014 (Screening program)Stockholm IFF 2014 (Competition)IFF Mannheim-Heidelberg 2014 (Special screening)Haifa IFF 2014 (International competition)Alter Naive 2014 (Special screening)Marrakesh 2014 (Competition)Cleveland 2015 (Competition)Stockfish 2015 (Competition)FICUNAM 2015 (Special screening)