White Palms

A man struggles against his fears to regain his passion.

"Szabolcs Hajdu´s film brings back memories of the vital, politically charged Hungarian cinema of the ´70s and ´80s. Mr. Hajdu´s brother, the professional gymnast Miklos Zoltan Hajdu, stars as a promising young athlete whose life is taken over by the pre-Glasnost Hungarian government. Raised like a precious farm animal, he has nowhere to turn when the system of state subsidies collapses, except to a teaching gig in Canada.

Excellently shot by Andras Nagy, the film courageously resists the standard sports movies cliches of triumph and redemption.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 27 November, 2007