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Cast

Zoltán Mezei

Zoltán Mezei

apa

Virág Marjai

Virág Marjai

anya

György Dörner

György Dörner

Berdár

Crew

János Bozsogi

János Bozsogi

Director

Ervin Németh

Ervin Németh

Writer

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Csonka délibáb

20159.0 / 100
Drama, History

Overview

One of the darkest chapters of the communist dictatorship of the 1950s was the Hortobágy labour camps, where thousands of people were deported without any trial, mostly families living on the western and southern borders. The complex of institutions, which was established in the farmland of the lowlands in strict secrecy, existed until 1953, but even after that it was not openly discussed. The film is based on real documents and recollections, which make the story real and true to life, told from the point of view of the thirteen-year-old son of a displaced family. Andris's family is summoned one morning by the ÁVH. An evacuation order has been issued and the whole family must leave their home. They are given an hour to pack their 50 kg of personal belongings, and the wagons are already on their way to the unknown, to Hortobágy, where they will be sent to a large camp.