Give as a gift
A young Roma boy is chosen for a television feature after word spreads of his unusual gift. As expectations rise, his quiet talent faces the harsh glare of media scrutiny. What follows is a quiet unraveling—for him, and for those around him.
Director Biography
Bálint Kenyeres was born in 1976 in Budapest. After studying philosophy, film history, and film theory, he graduated as a film director at the Budapest Film and Theatre Academy in 2006. Since then, he has been a member of the European Film Academy.
His film ZÁRAS (CLOSING TIME) premiered at Venice Film Festival and got selected for more than 30 other film festivals, winning a dozen awards. His second short, BEFORE DAWN, was in Competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2005, won a Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, and got the European Film Academy Prix UIP for the Best European Short in 2006. It was selected at 140 festivals and won 30 awards. His third short, THE HISTORY OF AVIATION, premiered at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes in 2009 and has been selected for 50 film festivals. His first feature HIER (TEGNAP), a European coproduction, premiered in Competition at Locarno Film Festival in 2018. His recent short THE SPECTACLE is in Competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2025.
- Year2025
- Runtime17:01
- LanguageHungarian
- CountryHungary, France
- GenreDrama, Fantasy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorBálint Kenyeres
- ScreenwriterBálint Kenyeres
- ProducerAnna Bartók, Zita Kisgergely, Tamás Hutlassa, Jeremy Zelnik, Judit Romwalter
- Executive ProducerDániel Molnár
- Co-ProducerDaniel Mulloy, Ilan Amouyal, David Zerat, István Török, Gábor Ferenczy
- FilmmakerAssociate Producers: Zoltán Gyovai, Máté Birkás; Costume Designer: Annamari Nagy; VFX: Máté Birkás; Casting: Hermina Fátyol; Head of Hair/Make-up & Prosthetics: Ancsa Kriskó
- CastVilmos Jónás, Jolika Józsefné Oláh, Tímea Udvari-Kardos, Soma Sándor, Gábor Váradi
- CinematographerThimios Bakatakis
- EditorAnna Vághy
- Production DesignSandra Sztevanovity
- Sound DesignJan Schermer
A young Roma boy is chosen for a television feature after word spreads of his unusual gift. As expectations rise, his quiet talent faces the harsh glare of media scrutiny. What follows is a quiet unraveling—for him, and for those around him.
Director Biography
Bálint Kenyeres was born in 1976 in Budapest. After studying philosophy, film history, and film theory, he graduated as a film director at the Budapest Film and Theatre Academy in 2006. Since then, he has been a member of the European Film Academy.
His film ZÁRAS (CLOSING TIME) premiered at Venice Film Festival and got selected for more than 30 other film festivals, winning a dozen awards. His second short, BEFORE DAWN, was in Competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2005, won a Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival, and got the European Film Academy Prix UIP for the Best European Short in 2006. It was selected at 140 festivals and won 30 awards. His third short, THE HISTORY OF AVIATION, premiered at Director’s Fortnight in Cannes in 2009 and has been selected for 50 film festivals. His first feature HIER (TEGNAP), a European coproduction, premiered in Competition at Locarno Film Festival in 2018. His recent short THE SPECTACLE is in Competition at Cannes Film Festival in 2025.
- Year2025
- Runtime17:01
- LanguageHungarian
- CountryHungary, France
- GenreDrama, Fantasy
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorBálint Kenyeres
- ScreenwriterBálint Kenyeres
- ProducerAnna Bartók, Zita Kisgergely, Tamás Hutlassa, Jeremy Zelnik, Judit Romwalter
- Executive ProducerDániel Molnár
- Co-ProducerDaniel Mulloy, Ilan Amouyal, David Zerat, István Török, Gábor Ferenczy
- FilmmakerAssociate Producers: Zoltán Gyovai, Máté Birkás; Costume Designer: Annamari Nagy; VFX: Máté Birkás; Casting: Hermina Fátyol; Head of Hair/Make-up & Prosthetics: Ancsa Kriskó
- CastVilmos Jónás, Jolika Józsefné Oláh, Tímea Udvari-Kardos, Soma Sándor, Gábor Váradi
- CinematographerThimios Bakatakis
- EditorAnna Vághy
- Production DesignSandra Sztevanovity
- Sound DesignJan Schermer
