East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

126 mins | Comedy | March 3, 1994

In this Hungarian comedy post communist materialism is satirized. Someone in Hungary has won a large screen TV set. As they live in the country, it must be delivered from Budapest upon the back of an abandoned Russian military truck. The TV is turned on so that all the truck passes will see its perfect picture and hear its messages.

East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

126 mins | Comedy | March 3, 1994

East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media
In this Hungarian comedy post communist materialism is satirized. Someone in Hungary has won a large screen TV set. As they live in the country, it must be delivered from Budapest upon the back of an abandoned Russian military truck. The TV is turned on so that all the truck passes will see its perfect picture and hear its messages.
Producers
Original title Nyugattól keletre, avagy a média diszkrét bája
Directors Györgyi Szalai, István Dárday
Writers

Cast

Szőke András

as Apró

János Regös

as Ivándzsó

Sándor Badár

as Meló