Jupiter holdja (2017)

Aryan is a Syrian refugee trying to make his way into Hungary from Serbia, along with his father and many other wretched souls. They are all caught, and find themselves in a web of cynicism and corruption.

Director:

Kornél Mundruczó

Writers:

Kornél Mundruczó (screenplay), Kata Wéber (screenplay)

Stars:

Merab Ninidze, Zsombor Jéger, György Cserhalmi

6 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Merab Ninidze	...	Gabor Stern
Zsombor Jéger	...	Aryan Dashni
György Cserhalmi	...	László
Mónika Balsai	...	Vera
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Majd Asmi	...	Refugee
Zsombor Barna	...	Couple at Party
Szabolcs Bede Fazekas	...	Policeman
Ákos Birkás	...	György
Mátyás Bodor	...	Kid in the hospital
Soma Boronkay	...	György's servant
András Bálint	...	Voice of Gabor Stern (voice)
Bálint Bán	...	Special Force 2
Brigitta Egyed	...	Edit
István Fillár	...	Guard
András Gombai-Nagy	...	Railway man

Storyline

A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo, the fugitives remain on the move in search of safety and money. Inspired by Aryan's amazing powers, Stern takes a leap of faith in a world where miracles are trafficked for small change.

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Plot Keywords:

planet in title | planet name in title | begins with text | migrant | police | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [Taiwan]

Country:

Hungary Germany France

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

8 June 2017 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Felesleges ember

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

KNM,Match Factory Productions,Proton Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Filmbarátok Podcast: Episode #1.124 (2017)

User Reviews

No fame, all shame for Hungary

After seeing this movie, I think the only ones that will be possibly impressed by it, either very negatively or very positively will be only the Hungarians. While the movie tries to be some publicity stunt for the cheapest travel destinations in the grim, ex-communist Eastern Europe, it may also enrage its inhabitants with the story line. Perhaps the movie budget should have been split in two movies: one with a pair of old people enjoying the cheap dull food there, the other with the anti-Christian theme it's about. And then perhaps two different target groups could have been touched. I just shrugged and moved on, definitely not a topic for the rest of us.