Between 26 June and 2 July we will screen a selection of the films of the 9th Zsigmond Vilmos International Film Festival in Belvárosi Cinema!
PROGRAM:
26 June, Thursday, 17.30, Balázs Béla screen
SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE
Feature film, Ireland, 2024, 99 min
In English, with Hungarian subtitles
Director of Photography: Frank van den Eeden
Director: Tim Mielants
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne, Helen Behan, Emily Watson
In a small Irish town in 1985, coal merchant Bill Furlong uncovers a dark secret at a local convent while making a routine delivery. As he confronts the weight of history and his own past, he faces a moral choice that could change everything. Small Things Like These, directed by Tim Mielants, is a quiet yet powerful drama about courage, compassion, and the hidden truths of a community.
The film is screened without age rating.
27 June, Friday, 17.30, Balázs Béla screen
HOLY ROSITA
Feature film, Belgium, 2024, 91 min
In Dutch, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Director of Photography: Dries Delputte
Director: Wannes Destoop
Cast: Daphne Agten, Mieke De Groote, Cilou David, Delfine Bafort, Jos Geens
Rosita is a cheerful woman with an eager desire to have children. Those around her think it is irresponsible because she can barely take care of herself. When Rosita does become pregnant, she decides to keep it a secret.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP has received the Best full-length feature film award, and has also received a Special mention by the Critics’ Jury for cinematography.
The film is screened without age rating.
28 June, Saturday, 17.15, Balázs Béla screen
BLACKBIRD, BLACKBIRD, BLACKBERRY
Feature film, Switzerland, 2023, 112 min
In Georgian, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Director of Photography: Agnesh Pakozdi
Director: Elene Naveriani
Cast: Eka Chavleishvili, Teimuraz Chinchinadze, Pikria Nikabadze, Anka Khurtsidze, Tamar Mdinaradze, Lia Abuladze, Lela Metreveli
Etero, a 48-year-old woman living in a small village in Georgia, never wanted a husband. She cherishes her freedom as much as her cakes. But her choice to live alone is the cause of much gossip among her fellow villagers. Unexpectedly, she finds herself passionately falling for a man, and is suddenly faced with the decision to pursue a relationship or continue a life of independence. Etero must grapple with her feelings and decide how to find her own path to happiness.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP received the Vantage Vision and Special Grip Hungary Award as well as the Critics’ Choice Award for best cinematography.
Not recommended below age of 16.
29 June, Sunday, 17.15, Balázs Béla screen
SILENT NIGHT
Feature film, Hungary, 2024, 125 min
In Hungarian, without subtitles
Director of Photography: Füzesi Tamás
Director: Dettre Gábor
Cast: Vilmányi Benett, Molnár Piroska, Mucsi Zoltán
The accidental encounter of a young man and an old woman on a sinister Christmas Eve. The seemingly hopeless night brings a new boy to the old woman and a mother to the young guy.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP received the Hungarian Cinematographers Association (HCA) Award as the winner of the Hungarian Cinematographers’ Week.
Not recommended below age of 16.
30 June, Monday, 17.30, Balázs Béla screen
ECHOES FROM BORDERLAND
Documentary, Germany, 2024, 70 min
In Farsi and Bosnian, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Director of Photography: Natalia Mamaj, Lilli-Rose Pongratz
Director: Lara Milena Brose
Nahid, a determined 15-year-old girl from Afghanistan, is stranded in the Bosnian border town of Velika Kladuša, where she meets Ferida, a 67-year-old Bosnian widow struggling with her own war-scarred past. Slowly, Nahid discovers that the cycle of war and loss connects her to this place at the fringes of the European Union in unexpected ways. The two women begin to recognize the echoes of their own losses in each other's experiences.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s two DOPs received the Zsigmond Vilmos Main Award for Best Cinematography.
The film is screened without age rating.
1 July, Tuesday, 17.30, Balázs Béla screen
GROWING DOWN
Feature film, Hungary, 2025, 84 min
In Hungarian, with English subtitles
Director of Photography: M. Deák Kristóf
Director: Sós Bálint Dániel
Cast: Hajdu Szabolcs, Hay Anna, Sáfrány Ágoston, Aponyi-Jakab Zonga
The promise of family has returned to Sándor, a widower, and his son, when an incident turns his new life upside down. He is the only witness to a serious accident involving his stepdaughter and his son. Now he faces a dilemma: should he tell the truth and live with the consequences? Or lie to save his son from juvenile detention? Family bonds and personal integrity are tested as the investigation calls into question Sándor’s virtue and strains the relationships that he has built with his family.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP received the Association of Hungarian Film Directors (AHD) Award for best cinematography.
Not recommended below age of 16.
2 July, Wednesday, 17.30, Balázs Béla screen
Three shorter films in one evening: PVRGATORIVM + GROBBENDONK + PENOSAR
PVRGATORIVM
Short film, Hungary, 2024, 25 min
In Hungarian, with English subtitles
Director of Photography: Tóth Evelin Judit
Director: Kiss Máté Gergely
Cast: Jankovics Péter, Balla Eszter, Bocskai Virág, Dobra Mara, Egger Géza, Nagy Katica, Papp Barbara, Róbert Gábor, Sipos Vera, Száger Zsuzsa, Tarr Judit, Terhes Sándor, Tóth József, Zrínyi Gál Vince
Dezső falls off his bike and goes to the hospital. As he wanders between buildings and waits in hallways, he slowly realizes that he might not have come here just to get better.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP received the Student Jury Award for best cinematography.
GROBBENDONK
Short film, Belgium, 2023, 17 min
In Dutch, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Director of Photography: Grimm Vandekerckhove
Director: Benjamin Sprengers
Cast: Roy Aernouts, Jacques Bollens, Janne Desmet, Greg Timmermans, Berthe Kilozo
Grobbendonk is a film about walls. It's a film about doors, hallways, floors and ceilings. An investigation into what happened to a house.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP received the Best Short Feature Film Award.
PENOSAR
Documentary, Iran, 2024, 30 min
In Farsi, with English and Hungarian subtitles
Director of Photography: Hosein Fattahi
Director: Hosein Fattahi
Hemmat is an old shepherd in the Alborz mountain in the north of Iran. He lives with his wife in the highlands. While he watches his sheep, he often looks around and remembers the landscape. Sometimes, when he has some free time, he paints landscapes on the rocks and on the walls. Sometimes he sings for his wife when she makes bread. In the autumn they will have to emigrate from their heaven.
On ZSIFF 2025, the film’s DOP received the Best Documentary Award.
The three films are screened without age rating.
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