''Made in Hungaria'' is 2009 Hungarian

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musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

written by István Tasnádi, Miklós Fenyő and Norbert Köbli and directed by Gergely Fonyó. Adapted from a stage musical with the same title, it follows the life of a group of teens from

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in the late 1960s, while the country was under

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rule. The film received generally positive reviews.

Plot

Forced to return to Communist Hungary from America with his parents, Miki (Tamás Szabó Kimmel) brings a rebellious attitude, a trunkful of rock records, and an ambition to be the next

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. He falls foul of the family's minder, Comrade Bigali (Peter Scherer) and is forced to perform a nationalistic folk song with Bigali's son in the school talent show. His rocking performance wins everyone over and redeems him with his friends and his girl, Vera (Tünde Kiss).Natasha Senjanovic, Associated Press
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'', 28 May 2009.

Cast

* Tamás Szabó Kimmel as Miki * Tünde Kiss as Vera *

Iván Fenyő Iván Fenyő (born 15 June 1979) is a Hungary, Hungarian actor. He made his studies at the University of Drama, Film and Television, Budapest. Fenyő made his feature film debut as an American Marine in ''Jarhead (film), Jarhead'', directed b ...

as Röné * as Marina * Péter Scherer as Bigali * Tamás Dunai as Miki's father * Éva Vándor as Miki's mother * Lehel Kovács as Csipu * Ákos Orosz as Tripolisz * Vajk Szente as Kisnyirõ * Géza Hegedüs D. as Miltényi * Judit Kocsis as Miltényiné * Péter Egri as Brenner * Péter Puskás as Sampon * Antal Cserna as Balogh

Reception

The film was well received in Hungary and a reviewer for the

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at the

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described it as a "not very original storyline" redeemed by "top-notch actors", especially Kimmel, whose first lead role this was, and Scherer, who "evoke pathos" despite the silliness of his role as the toadying party functionary.

References

External links

* 2009 films 2000s musical comedy films 2009 comedy films Hungarian musical comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub