The ELTE–NFI FILMIO University Film Club screening and discussion series continues. We welcome university members from all ELTE faculties.
According to the story, months after World War II, chaos and uncertainty reign in Hungary. Hundreds and thousands of relatives are trying to find information – typically through newspaper ads – about family members who were drafted into military service and have long since been missing. The title refers to these classified ads, in which people searched for their missing or deported loved ones. Our protagonist is a con artist who tries to profit from this; he seeks out such advertisers, posing as a fellow soldier of the person they are searching for, and attempts to reassure them with false information, then unscrupulously pockets the food, a few days’ lodging, fine clothes and other gifts offered in gratitude. One of his attempts, however, goes awry, forcing him to flee Pest; a mysterious woman and her son offer him refuge deep in the forest. While wrestling with his demons of war, he becomes entangled in a passionate love affair with the woman, whose husband could return from the front at any moment. This historical romantic thriller from the creators of Demimonde and Eternal Winter, both screened at the film club last semester, promises plenty of excitement, twists and emotion.
Date: 25 March 2026, 6:00 p.m.
Venue: ELTE University Library and Archives, Community Space (Budapest, 6 Ferenciek Square, 5th District, ground floor)
Starring: Tamás Szabó Kimmel, Vica Kerekes, Levente Molnár, József Gyabronka.
Guests for the post-screening discussion: Attila Szász, the film’s director, and Dr. Zsolt Krahulcsán, researcher at the Historical Department of the Historical Archives of the State Security Services, historian and historical expert for Attila Szász’s film The Ambassador to Bern.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRl1Gtg2Ieg&t=1s
Due to limited seating, advance registration is required: https://www.ajk.elte.hu/apro-mesek-szasz-attila-filmje-2019
The organisers welcome any correspondence regarding the film club at eltenfi.filmklub@elte.hu.
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