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The Citizen (2016)

Az állampolgár (original title)
| Drama | 6 July 2018 (USA)
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Wilson, a black man in his late fifties, has been living as a refugee in Hungary for years. He works as a security guard in Budapest and his main desire is to acquire Hungarian citizenship,... See full summary »

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Roland Vranik

Writers:

Iván Szabó, Roland Vranik

Stars:

Cake-Baly Marcelo, Ágnes Máhr, Arghavan Shekari | See full cast & crew »
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Cast overview, first billed only:
Cake-Baly Marcelo Cake-Baly Marcelo ... Wilson (as Dr. Cake-Baly Marcelo)
Ágnes Máhr Ágnes Máhr ... Mari
Arghavan Shekari Arghavan Shekari ... Shirin
Tünde Szalontay ... Éva (Mari testvére) (as Szalontai Tünde)
Gergõ Kocsis Gergõ Kocsis ... Sándor
István Znamenák István Znamenák ... Hentes
Bálint Csáki Bálint Csáki
Éva Botos Éva Botos
Péter Barbinek Péter Barbinek ... Árpád (Mari férje)
Máté Haumann ... Károly (Mari fia)
Péter Sándor Péter Sándor ... Tamás (Mari fia)
Adrienne Fischer Adrienne Fischer
Sándor Terhes Sándor Terhes
Diána Magdolna Kiss
Áron Öze
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Wilson, a black man in his late fifties, has been living as a refugee in Hungary for years. He works as a security guard in Budapest and his main desire is to acquire Hungarian citizenship, but he keeps failing the exams that are required for his application. In preparing for the next exam, he is helped by Mari, a Hungarian woman of roughly the same age who is a history teacher. Unexpectedly the teacher and her pupil start to develop deep affection towards each other. Written by trixie650203

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Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

6 July 2018 (USA) See more »

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Filming Locations:

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$3,495

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,744
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Budapest, Hungary post-2015: watch it if you'd like to see more clear
17 November 2019 | by drazsika-716-814820 – See all my reviews

I'd recommend this movie to all people deeply interested in Budapest, Hungary these days.

It's a slow paced movie about a black, African refugee speaking intermediate Hungarian living in the capital trying to get Hungarian citizenship. It'll give you insights in Hungarian bureocracy, society, way of thinking and life of today.

Besides appearing on Netflix, the sign that made me watch it was that I met the main actor driving a tram: he's an actual African person living in the country for decades.
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