01/06/2022 - Following the poet Sándor Petőfi, the director's Pilvax Film production sold by NFI relates the events of 15 March 1848, which marked the start of the Hungarian Revolution and the War of Independence

A total of 86 days of filming are planned for the historical Hungarian superproduction Now or Never!, which started shooting on 20 April under the leadership of director Balázs Lóth (his second feature film after Budapest Heist [+see also:
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Standing out in the cast are Nándor Berettyán, Lajos Ottó Horváth (Land of Storms [+see also:
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interview: Adam Csaszi
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Written by Márk Kis-Szabó, Philip Rákay and Vajk Szente, the script follows for 24 hours one of the greatest Hungarian poets, Sándor Petőfi (Nándor Berettyán) and other radical youths who sparked the revolution.

Produced by Péter Fülöp, Zoltán Csincsi, László Kriskó and Philip Rákay for Pilvax Film, Now or Never! will be filming until 12 Septembre in Budapest, Sopron, Komárom, Esztergom and Fót, with Tamás Dobos (Natural Light [+see also:
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interview: Dénes Nagy
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interview: Gábor Fabricius
film profile]) as director of photography. Distribution in Hungarian cinemas will be handled by Forum Hungary and the release in 2023 will coincide with celebrations for the 200th anniversary of Sándor Petőfi’s birth. International sales are handled by NFI World Sales.

(Translated from French)