The Witman Boys
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The Witman Boys is a 1997
Hungarian
drama film
directed by János Szász
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
.
1997 in film
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Hungarian
Cinema of Hungary
Hungary has had a notable cinema industry from the beginning of the 20th century, with Hungarians who affected the world of motion picture both inside and outside the borders...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by János Szász
János Szász
János Szász is an Hungarian film director, screenwriter and theater director. He has directed eleven films since 1983. His film Witman fiúk was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Szász was the Director of the American Repertory Theater Institute and a...
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival
1997 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Isabelle Adjani *Gong Li *Mira Sorvino *Paul Auster *Tim Burton *Luc Bondy *Patrick Dupond *Mike Leigh *Nanni Moretti *Michael Ondaatje -Feature film competition:...
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Cast
- Maia MorgensternMaia MorgensternMaia Morgenstern is a Romanian film and stage actress, described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film". In the English-speaking world, she is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ...
- Mrs. Witman - Alpár Fogarasi - János Witman
- Szabolcs Gergely - Ernö Witman
- Lajos Kovács - Dénes Witman
- Dominika Ostalowska - Irén
- Péter AndoraiPéter AndoraiPéter Andorai is a Hungarian actor. He has appeared in over 90 films since 1975. He starred in the 1980 film Bizalom, which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director....
- Endre Tálay - István Holl - Mihály Szladek
- Juli Sándor - Eszti
- Péter Blaskó - Elegant Gentleman
- György Barkó - Dissector
- Tamás Kalmár - Corpse Carrier
- Zsolt Porcza - Zöldi
- Ákos Horváth - Physical Instructor
- Lajos Szücs - Guest
- Sándor Kassay - Person on Duty
- Arnold Kilin - Twin