From Thursday, Hungarian cinemas screen Ádám Breier's
first feature film All About the Levkoviches, starring Tamás Szabó Kimmel and
Zoltán Bezerédi.
Ádám Breier's first feature film made in the Incubator
Program of the National Film Institute talks with a lot of humor about
generational differences and forgiveness.
In the story of the bittersweet dramedy, the
relationship between Tamás Lefkovics, the big-hearted but stubborn boxing
trainer (Zoltán Bezerédi), and his son Iván (Tamás Szabó Kimmel) have
deteriorated so much that they have not spoken to each other for years. Iván
fled to Israel from the conflict with his father, lives as an Orthodox Jew and
started a family there. In Budapest, he only keeps in touch with his mother
(Ágnes Máhr). When the mother dies unexpectedly, Iván returns home with his
six-year-old son (Leo Gagel) to spend a week of mourning and shiva in the
parental home, according to Jewish traditions. Through the two men, two worlds
strain against each other, the stake of which is the reunification of the
family.
Ádám Breier wrote the film's script together with
co-writer Bálint Csaba. Breier has previously made short films and
documentaries, including Havana, only there (2016) and The Baron Returns
(2018).
The cameraman of All About the Levkoviches was Zoltán
Dévényi, who created a visual world for the film that matches the absurdity of
the story. It was edited by Balázs Gotthárdi.
The All About the Levkoviches debuted in the
competition program of the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and it has
been also featured at the Miami and New York Jewish Film Festivals. (MTI)
Cover photo: Zolátn Bezerédi and Tamás Szabó Kimmel /
Source: Mozinet