World premiere

Pelikan Blue

Local title
Tintsinine
Director
Laszló Csaki
Country
Hungary
Year
2023
Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Genre
historical film, fake documentary, stop-motion animation
Subject
history, corruption, activism, politics

This year the Critic’s Pick competition features its first animation, “Pelikan Blue”, by László Csáki.

Surely everyone who grew up before 1989 on the “eastern side” of the Iron Curtain will relate to this astonishing animation. The film follows three young Hungarians, who decide to travel to the West with fake train tickets. What starts as a fun idea turns quickly into a lucrative black-market job model. Soon the authorities are on their tracks. The film is based on an original idea by Gabor Sipos, who produced the Oscar-winning “Son of Saul”.

The visual style is unique and matches the topic, we immediately feel transferred to those times. The documentary footage is chosen wisely and is very entertaining. This outstanding animation makes you relive those “dark” times hoping that they never return.

Niki Nikitin

Director
Laszló Csaki
Screenwriter
Laszló Csaki
Cast
Olivér Börcsök, Judit Csoma, Gabor Csöre, Zoltan Kalmanchelyi, Miklós Kapacsy
Producer
Adam Felszeghy, Miklós Kazmér
DoP
Arpad Horvath
Editor
Daniel Szabó
Composer
Ambrus Tövishazi, Miklós Preiszner
Runtime
Language
Hungarian
Subtitles
English

Screenings

6th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening090602 / Tintsinine
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsLászló Csáki (Director), Adam Felszeghy (Producer), Miklós Kázmér (Producer), Sissy Cui (Producer), Zsuzsanna Ács (Ink Painter, Photographer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening112102 / Tintsinine
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening170403 / Tintsinine
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer
Q&A with the filmmaker