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The Citizen

Original title: Az állampolgár
  • 20162016
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
841
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Frank Rizzo and Cake-Baly Marcelo in The Citizen (2016)
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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, ... Read allWilson, 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... Read allWilson, 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 histo... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
841
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Roland Vranik
  • Writers
    • Iván Szabó
    • Roland Vranik
  • Stars
    • Cake-Baly Marcelo
    • Ágnes Máhr
    • Arghavan Shekari
Top credits
  • Director
    • Roland Vranik
  • Writers
    • Iván Szabó
    • Roland Vranik
  • Stars
    • Cake-Baly Marcelo
    • Ágnes Máhr
    • Arghavan Shekari
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 5User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:26
    Official Trailer

    Photos7

    The Citizen (2016)
    Ágnes Máhr, Cake-Baly Marcelo, and Arghavan Shekari in The Citizen (2016)
    Arghavan Shekari in The Citizen (2016)
    Cake-Baly Marcelo in The Citizen (2016)
    Cake-Baly Marcelo in The Citizen (2016)
    The Citizen (2016)

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    Cake-Baly Marcelo
    • Wilson
    • (as Dr. Cake-Baly Marcelo)
    Ágnes Máhr
    • Mari
    Arghavan Shekari
    • Shirin
    Tünde Szalontay
    Tünde Szalontay
    • Éva (Mari testvére)
    • (as Szalontai Tünde)
    Gergõ Kocsis
    • Sándor
    István Znamenák
    • Hentes
    Bálint Csáki
    Éva Botos
    Péter Barbinek
    • Árpád (Mari férje)
    Máté Haumann
    Máté Haumann
    • Károly (Mari fia)
    Péter Sándor
    • Tamás (Mari fia)
    Adrienne Fischer
    Sándor Terhes
    Diána Magdolna Kiss
    Diána Magdolna Kiss
    Áron Öze
    Áron Öze
    Gábor Zelei
    Tibor Gáspár
    • Orvos
    Norbert Kovács
    • Director
      • Roland Vranik
    • Writers
      • Iván Szabó
      • Roland Vranik
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    10/10
    if you think our immigration system is bad, check out Hungary's
    This is really a great film, and very topical, given the vast recent flow of refugees into Europe and North America. It's also a more accessible (in a good way) version of Fassbinder's ALI: FEAR EATS THE SOUL. Everything about this movie is spot-on, and four years later, Victor Orban's rule has only made things worse. Truly heartfelt.
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    • Release date
      • July 6, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Official site
      • Production company's website
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Obywatel
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production company
      • Popfilm
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,495
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,744
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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