NATURAL LIGHT

TERMÉSZETES FÉNY

By Dénes NAGY

CAMPFILM - as PROD

First film - Completed 2021


Festivals
& Awards

Berlinale - EFM 2021
Competition - Silver Bear for Best Director
Vilnius International Film Festival 2021
European debut competition
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama
    • Countries
    • HUNGARY, LATVIA, FRANCE, GERMANY
    • Languages
    • HUNGARIAN, RUSSIAN
    • Duration
    • 103 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Dénes NAGY
    • Writer(s)
    • Dénes NAGY
    • Producer(s)
    • Sára LÁSZLÓ (CAMPFILM), Marcell GERŐ (CAMPFILM)
    • Synopsis
    • World War II, occupied Soviet Union. István Semetka is a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Caporal in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander is killed, Semetka has to overcome his fears and take command of the unit as he is dragged into a chaos that he cannot control.
    • Partners & financing
    • National Film Institute Hungary / Hungarian Film Incentive / Council Of Europe – Eurimages / Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde – Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Institut Français / National Film Centre Of Latvia / Riga City Council / Creative Europe Media Of The European Union

      Co-producers:
      Inese Boka-Grube - Mistrus Media, Latvia
      Caroline Piras - Lilith Films, France
      Melanie Blocksdorf - Propellerfilm, Germany
      Viktória Petrányi - Proton Cinema, Hungary
      Olivier Dubois - Novak Prod, Belgium

      Gints Grūbe, Felix Blum

      Associate producers:
      Alexander Bohr (ZDF arte)
      Gábor Rajna, Árpád Szirmai, Attila Faragó (Visionteam)

      Executive producer Melinda Erdős