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Soviet Fantasia

Country: United Kingdom, Hungary, Language: English, Hungarian, 8 mins

  • Director: Penn Bálint
  • Writer: Penn Bálint, Zsófia Kemény
  • Producer: Penn Bálint, Luke J. Hagan, Jonas Hawkins, Claire Horrocks, Luke Jeffery, Gerzson Szántó

CGiii Comment

There are a couple of girls kissing at the beginning...lesbians!!!

But, alas, the rest is incomprehensible self-indulgence.


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The(ir) Blurb...

"What's it like to long for a place you've always wanted to leave?"

A surreal exploration of queer identity in the face of immigration; following teenager Hajnal as they grapple with the demands of leaving behind their post-Soviet country in favour of a new life in England.

Cast & Characters

Elizabeth Kate Weber (as Hajnal)
Zsófia Kemény (as Poet)
Charlie Coldfield (as Sherlock Holmes)
Jacob Saul (as Busó)
Lilla Buzás (as Folk dancer I)
Réka Anna Gonda (as Folk dancer III)
Hanna Hajdu (as Folk dancer IV)
Zsófia Szász (as Folk dancer II)