Explanation for Everything

Explanation for Everything

151 mins | Drama | Oct. 5, 2023

It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab—who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.

Explanation for Everything

151 mins | Drama | Oct. 5, 2023

Explanation for Everything
It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab—who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Proton Cinema
Original title Magyarázat mindenre
Directors Gábor Reisz
Writers Éva Schulze, Gábor Reisz

Cast

Eliza Sodró

as Dorka

István Znamenák

as György

Dániel Király

as Balázska

Lilla Kizlinger

as Janka

András Hatházi

as Erika's father

Gergely Kocsis

as Csángó Márton

András Rusznák

as Jakab

Rebeka Hatházi

as Erika

Juli Jakab

as Aulich Anna

Tamás Fodor

as Hargitay Elemér

Péter Tarján

as dr. Vári

Zsuzsanna Száger

as Anikó

Peter Tóth

as Maklári

Bacskó Tünde

as Márta

Erős Mara

as Classmate

Péter Szeiler

as Vajk

Heinczinger Bence

as Classmate

Demeter Bendegúz

as Classmate

Bálint Szimler

as Magis

Máriusz Fodor

as Plumber

Nagy István

as Taxi driver

Fechete Ivett

as Hairdresser

Salamon Johanna

as Johanna

Roland Lukács

as Waiter

Szabó Mesi

as Choir teacher

Salamon Teó

as Teó

Károly Tóth

as Béresi Jeno

László Valuska

as Sándor