Cycle index

Delta

dir. Kornél Mundruczó / Hungary, Germany 2008 / 92’

subtitles: Polish and English

Season 0_1_0, Antichrist, Cherry Blossoms – Hanami, Coco Before Chanel, Delta, Genova, Gomorrah, Happy-Go-Lucky, Her Name Is Sabine, Jesus Christ Saviour, Joe Strummer – The Future Is Unwritten, Let It Rain, Liverpool, Lorna’s Silence, Man on Wire, Nightwatching, Promise Me This, Quiet Chaos, Rumba, Strawberry Wine, Sweet Rush, Terribly Happy, The Edge of Heaven, The Class, The Country Teacher, The Karmazov Brothers, Tulpan, Waltz with Bashir Section index

Cast

Félix Lajkó, Orsi Tóth, Lili Monori, Sándor Gáspár

Film description

After many years of absence, a young introvert returns to his home village. He visits his mother and learns that he has a sister. The main character wants to settle down and he builds a house on an island. The bond between him and his sister grows stronger and they finally decide to live together - against the increasing disapproval of the family and local community. Tragedy is in the air... but above all there is the extraordinary atmosphere of the Danube Delta - wind, water, light, and sounds. In this particular surrounding, we observe a mythical story about nature and culture, about love and taboo, about an individual and community. The surrounding is depicted mainly by the landscape of sounds with various layers, rhythms, and hues of nature. The seemingly idyllic, but in reality wild environment becomes a stage for a drama reminiscent of Herzog's films.

Jan Topolski

Presentation in partnership with Film Festival Cottbus - Festival of East European Cinema.