Magic Whistle

During the communist regime in Hungary, a young mother has a single afternoon left not merely to fight for the access right to her son but also for his love against his influential, manipulative ex-husband.

2018 | Hungary
Director: Noémi Veronika Szakonyi
Writers: Kálmán Gasztonyi, Bálint Csaba
Cinematographer: Zoltán Dévényi
Editor: Anna Vághy
Sound: Viktor Lente
Producer: Tamás Hutlassa
Cast: Kata Petö, Szabolcs Hajdu, Blanka Mészáros

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