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Ingyenkoporsó (Coffin for Free of Charge)
Film
Title of the film
Original title:
Ingyenkoporsó
English title:
Coffin for Free of Charge
Hungarian title:
Ingyenkoporsó
Production and shooting info
Country of the production:
Hungary - hu
Year of production:
from 2005 to 2006
Year of shooting:
from 2005 to 2006
Length of the film:
92 min
Colouring:
colour
Standard format:
Beta SP
Recording format:
DVCAM
Original language:
Hungarian
Description of the content
A colony of roughly 1,000 people settled in Romania Kőhalom Railway Station Estate for the job opportunity offered by the parquet fabric works. A mixed population of Romanians and Hungarians moved there. Many young székely living among poor conditions in their home village in Székelyföld headed there with great expectations of a new possibility to find their fortune. After a while some of them were able to construct small houses on a lot received from the state, though the majority will forever remain residents of block houses constructed for a temporary period. These small flats consisting of one room and a small kitchen are barely good enough even for a temporary period. The film allows us to watch the parallel history of six families; we may laugh but we also sympathise with them.
Credits
Director:
Arthur Bálint
Producer:
Sándor Buglya
Cinematographer:
Arthur Bálint
Editor:
Csaba Simó
Company / Institution
Production:
Dunatáj Alapítvány
Distributor:
Dunatáj Alapítvány
Ethnicity and locality
Etnic group:
Szekler
Continent:
East Europe
Country:
Romania - ro
Location
(City, village, region, mountains, etc.):
Transylvania
Tipology
Type:
non-fiction film
Form:
documentary film
Related sciences
Keyword:
underclass
identity
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