Train to Adulthood

Train to Adulthood is a coming-of-age story about three youngsters who find an escape from life's ordeals by working on the Budapest Children's Railway. While they enjoy playing at being responsible adults on the Train, at home they are forced to mature abruptly.

2015 | Hungary
Director: Klára Trencsényi
Cinematograpers: Klára Trencsényi, Márton Vízkelety
Editor: Judit Czakó
Sound: Rudolf Várhegyi
Producer: Julianna Ugrin

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