Panna Szurdi

The story of Anne Frank and her friend, Hanneli Goslar, their first meeting in Amsterdam, their daily lives, the German occupation, and their sudden separation when the Frank family went into hiding.

In 2020 the Hungarian government announced the change of ownership at nine state universities in order to make them maintained by foundations. The so-called “restructuring” comprised the imposition of a board of trustees over the universities, the members of which being loyal supporters of the government holding stable positions in its economic halo. Only one of the nine institutions protested against the forced political takeover of the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE). Our film presents one of the stories of the university blockade.

The film tells the story of a year in the life of a small town in Eastern Hungary, Tiszavasvár, in the period leading up to the 2024 local elections. Through the personal stories of five characters, it connects the changes that have taken place since the privatisation of the Alkaloida chemical factory, once the pride of the town, in the 1990s, with the current state of affairs in Hungary.