Fehér tenyér (2006)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Szabolcs Hajdu

Writer:

Szabolcs Hajdu (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 February 2006 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Girl | Gymnast | Hungarian | Gymnastics | Teenage Boy

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Zoltán Miklós Hajdu	...	Miklós Dongó
Kyle Shewfelt	...	Kyle Manjak
Gheorghe Dinica	...	Ferenc Szabó aka 'Puma'
Andor Lukáts	...	Dad
Oana Pellea	...	Mom
Orion Radies	...	10-year-old Dongó
Dávid Horváth	...	10-year-old Józsi
Dávid Vecsernyés	...	10-year-old Bakos
Péter Déri	...	10-year-old Fónyi
Krisztián Oltyán	...	10-year-old Csaba
Illés Vér	...	10-year-old Miki
Csaba Mészáros	...	10-year-old Sztelek
Tibor Géza Papp	...	10-year-old Vágányik
Olivér Bajnóczi	...	10-year-old Vágó
Ábel Dénes	...	10-year-old gymnast
Bence Ladóczky	...	10-year-old gymnast
Zsolt Lengyel	...	10-year-old gymnast
Bence Tálas	...	10-year-old gymnast
Gergely Fanó	...	10-year-old gymnast
Dávid Göbölös	...	10-year-old gymnast
Gergely Romhányi	...	10-year-old gymnast
Silas Wind Radies	...	13-year-old Dongó
Zsolt Virág	...	13-year-old Bakos
Róbert Heitzmann	...	13-year-old Fónyi
Gyula Tamás Pénzes	...	13-year-old Józsi
Gábor Kentner	...	13-year-old Vágányik
Csaba Nyers	...	13-year-old Vágó
Gyula Benedek	...	13-year-old gymnast
Pál Janik	...	Assistant coach
Valter Csonka	...	Józsi's dad
Gábor Gaál	...	Gaper parent
Alexander Brousnikin	...	Pavel Bazarov
Artyom Brousnikin	...	Andrei Bazarov
Alexander Brousnikin Jr.	...	Stunt
Tibor Mészáros	...	Ippolo
Alexandru Repan	...	Repan
Ferenc Darvas	...	The conductor
Doma	...	Aid at circus #1
Illés	...	Aid at circus #2
Andrea Molnár	...	Animal trainer
Tünde Bacskó	...	Józsi's mom
László Sinkó	...	Doctor (scenes deleted)
Imre Gelányi	...	Doctor's assistant
Vera Sipos	...	Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zsuzsa Csisztu	...	Reporter
Péter Galambos	...	Announcer
József Vásári	...	Uncle Imre
Gábor Osváth	...	Swedish team member (uncredited)

Directed by
Szabolcs Hajdu

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Szabolcs Hajdu		screenplay

Produced by
Iván Angelusz	....	producer
Tom Felleghy	....	executive producer
Mathieu Kassovitz	....	producer
Peter Kassovitz	....	executive producer
Zsófia Kende	....	executive producer
Gábor Kovács	....	producer
Ági Pataki	....	producer
András Poós	....	co-producer: TV2
Péter Reich	....	producer
Kornél Sipos	....	executive producer
Joe Thornton	....	line producer: Canada

Original Music by
Ferenc Darvas

Cinematography by
András Nagy

Film Editing by
Péter Politzer

Production Design by
Mónika Esztán

Art Direction by
Szilvia Ritter

Set Decoration by
Attila Fehérhegyi

Costume Design by
Krisztina Berzsenyi

Makeup Department
Anita Gyõrfy	....	hair stylist
Ernella Hortobágyi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Miklós Fekete	....	unit manager
Judit Ritteródisz	....	unit manager
Andrea Taschler	....	production manager
Joe Thornton	....	production manager: Canada

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bea Beliczai	....	second assistant director
László Kádár	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gyula Herjeczki	....	construction coordinator
Natasa Petrik	....	set dresser
Lajos Soós	....	graphic designer
Gábor Szabó	....	property master

Sound Department
Gábor Balázs	....	sound
Sándor Balla	....	boom operator
Tamás Csaba	....	boom operator
János Csáki	....	sound

Special Effects by
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyrotechnician
László Pintér	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Géza Both	....	CG artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Gergely Csepregi	....	focus puller
Jim Gregor	....	gaffer: Canada
Ivan Hawkes	....	grip: Canada
'Kis Gromek' László Molnár	....	electrician
Pal Paluch	....	grip
Péter Pethõ	....	gaffer
György Réder	....	camera operator
Szabolcs Sipos	....	electrician
Lenke Szilágyi	....	still photographer

Other crew
Balázs Ari	....	associate
Philip Barker	....	translator
Judit Fodor	....	location manager
Katalin Harrer	....	production assistant
Peter Horn	....	location manager: Canada
Killa Köllö	....	unit publicist
Brenda Liebermann	....	craft service: Canada
Károly Princz	....	technician
Krisztina Szigeti	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Filmpartners
• Katapult Film

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Epicentre Films (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Strand Releasing (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)

Also Known As:

White Palms (International: English title)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Russian | English | Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:14 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

Filmpartners

Very well done

I was very impressed by this movie. The story itself as well as the atmosphere, pictures, music... As a former sportsman I recognize the gym environment with all that old equipment from 80's and the modern one in Canada as very real and realistic. After the film I read that two main actors were athletes. Knowing this before, I would expect their acting performance week, but they were great, even the small boys. I was impressed, because the theme is my personal, but from the movie-making-point of view I admired especially the cut and lights in the circus/competition scene. Thanks to the sportsmen in leading roles, I did not have to watch usual cutting when the actor starts to run - cut - stunt makes a trick, so all the scenes from the gym looked very natural. For me very balanced work in all possible aspects.

However I am afraid that the movie can better address sport or gymnastics people. I spoke with normal spectators after the film, and those stayed untouched.