Balint Szentgyorgyi has been shooting his first feature film, the Hitchcockian thriller Egyke, since 28 September. Having previously created and directed The Informant [+leggi anche:
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The cast is led by Attila Vidnyánszky Jr. (crowned Best Actor at the 2016 Hungarian Film Awards for Home Guards [+leggi anche:
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Written by Norbert Köbli (The Exam [+leggi anche:
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Egyke is produced by Gabriella Illés and Norbert Köbli on behalf of TulipánTündér Productions, and enjoys support from the National Film Institute Hungary. The 33-day film shoot will proceed in Budapest and the surrounding area, with Péter Szatmári (Womb [+leggi anche:
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