Debrecen4U September 23, 2025

Debrecen audiences can also enjoy the 15th Mozinet Film Days

The 15th Mozinet Film Days are coming soon, and according to the organizers, the program promises a rich selection of critically acclaimed films. 

Highlights

The richly visual work of Maura Delpero, which won the Silver Lion award in Venice, “Vermiglio – The Bride of the Mountain,” before its Hungarian premiere. 

According to the story, a Sicilian soldier hiding from World War II seeks refuge in the picturesque village of Vermiglio in the Alps. His arrival turns the daily lives of the closed community, especially the local teacher’s family, upside down, especially when the eldest daughter falls in love with the boy. The work tells the story of love, internal conflicts, and the psychology of a village in the shadow of war from a female perspective.

László Nemes Jeles’ new film, “The Orphan,” takes place in Budapest in the spring of 1957. After the failed revolution, 12-year-old Andor is raised by his mother alone, but the boy still hopes that his father, who disappeared in the war, will return. One day, a man appears at their home, claiming to be Andor’s father. The boy refuses to accept this and decides to save them from him at any cost. The film, which debuted in the competition program of the Venice International Film Festival, was inspired by the story of the director’s own family.

Ugo Bienvenu’s film “Arco,” which premiered in Cannes and also won the Grand Prize at the Annecy Animation Festival, is about a boy who falls from the sky and arrives in the not-so-distant future as a result of a time travel gone wrong. Iris, a lonely girl, offers him shelter and does everything she can to help him return to his own time. Arco tells the story with subtle humor and magical fantasy about how an unexpected visit can give new purpose to the present.

“Blue Trail” Gabriel Mascaro’s magical realism story, which won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale, explores the power of late-life self-discovery in South American landscapes. In a near-future Brazil, elderly people are being relocated to remote colonies to make room for the younger generation. Tereza refuses to accept her fate and instead sets sail on a boat down the Amazon to fulfill her dreams. The adventurous journey leads to fateful encounters that Tereza has avoided all her life.

French creative film “Alpha,” which debuted in the Cannes competition, is about a troubled 13-year-old girl living with her single mother. When the teenager comes home from school one day with a tattoo on her arm, their entire world collapses, revealing their deepest conflicts and fears.

Contemporary Icelandic director Hlynur Pálmason uses humor and surrealism to portray the fragile balance between nature and human relationships in his new film, “Love Never Dies,” which is Iceland’s entry for the 2026 Oscars. The protagonists of the story are artist Anna and fisherman Maggi, who, although they no longer live together, continue to raise their three children together in a small Icelandic town. As the seasons change, a new balance slowly emerges in their daily lives. Although their relationship has changed, the love and belonging between them continue to be a part of their lives.

Ildikó Enyedi’s film “Silent Friend” draws a sensitive and philosophical parallel between the relationship between plants and humans. An old tree stands in the middle of a botanical garden. Just as humans observe it, it observes people. The film tells three stories of three hesitant encounters between humans and plants, when these two radically different perceptions truly connect for a moment. The human heroes of the film, which won six awards in Venice, including the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Emerging Actor (Luna Wedler), are, like the plants in the garden, outsiders, lonely souls who yearn for connection in this emotional journey through time.

In addition to the Budapest screening series, the films will also be screened at the Apollo Cinema in Debrecen.

As well as at the Center Cinema in Békéscsaba, the Apollo Cinema in Debrecen, the Rómer Ház in Győr, the Otthon Cinema in Kecskemét, the Uránia-Béke Cinema in Miskolc, the Krúdy Cinema in Nyíregyháza, the Apollo Cinema in Pécs, the Belvárosi Cinema in Szeged, the Barátság Cinema in Székesfehérvár, the P’Art Cinema in Szentendre, the Tisza Cinema in Szolnok, the Agora Savaria Film Theater in Szombathely, and the FOTON Audiovisual Center in Veszprém. At these locations, viewers can see the films distributed over the period from October to January, also before their Hungarian theatrical release.

Source: dehir.hu | Photo credit:Debrecen városa /Facebook