Mária Kerényi, 41, July 1970

Mária Kerényi, 41, July 1970

65 mins | Drama, History | April 18, 2023

In this reenactment of a propaganda documentary, a woman is falling prey to the role assigned to her in slow motion. Upon her arrest, diplomat Mária Kerényi is interviewed by the state television. Her story in espionage confronts the mechanisms of autocracy and the concept of guilt in a closed society.

Mária Kerényi, 41, July 1970

65 mins | Drama, History | April 18, 2023

Mária Kerényi, 41, July 1970
In this reenactment of a propaganda documentary, a woman is falling prey to the role assigned to her in slow motion. Upon her arrest, diplomat Mária Kerényi is interviewed by the state television. Her story in espionage confronts the mechanisms of autocracy and the concept of guilt in a closed society.
Producers Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Original title Kerényi Mária, 41, 1970. július
Directors Adam Angyalosi, Kata Incze, Daniel Misota
Writers Daniel Misota

Cast

Ágnes Krasznahorkai

as Mária Kerényi

Sándor Terhes

as reporter

Károly Hajduk

as director

Mihály Bánki

as cameraman

András Hencz

as sound recordist

László Hevesi

as script

Márton Getto

as electrician