Jaba
37 min, 35 mm, D/H 2006
Hungarian with English subtitles
Synopsis Zoli earns his livelihood abroad by skinning chinchillas in a Danish fur factory. The film begins with the story of Zoli's return to the periphery, to the small Hungarian village of Jaba. Zoli's family, settled Romas, struggle to earn their living by hiring themselves out as day-labourers. For Zoli, Jaba has no work and no prospects, so he kills time and waits. Standstill. "Jaba" tells the story of survival in one of Europe's poorest regions. A movie about the outsiders. The protagonists portray their own lives. A film that is as raw and poetic as the people themselves. |
 Clip Download PDF press folder Cast : Zoltan Nagy, Lajos Nagy, Margit Nagy, Tamas NagyDirector, Editor : Andreas BolmPhotography : Gert BreiterSound : Karoly StockerSound Design : Di BasaProducers : Kristina Konrad, Ursula ScribanoExecutive Producers : Markus Nechleba, Andreas Bolm Production : weltfilm in association with : pickpocket production, Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München, financially supported by FFF FilmFernsehFonds bayern, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst International Sales : weltfilm (office@weltfilm.com, +49/30/42 85 64 09 )Distribution : weltfilm (office@weltfilm.com, +49/30/42 85 64 09 )Festivals:
59th Festival de Cannes-Official Selection Cinefondation, International
Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2006, Festival International du
documentaire de Marseille 2006, IDFA Amsterdam 2006, 48th Edition of
the International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao
2006, Duisburger Filmwoche 2006, Kasseler Dokumentarfilm-und Videofest
2006, 11. Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin 2006, Doc en courts
Lyon 2006, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar de Plata 2006, 18th
Trieste Film Festival 2007 , Norwegian Documentary Film
Festival 2007 Awards : GOLD MIKELDI FOR DOCUMENTARY, 48th Inter. Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao, 2006, Doc en Courts Lyon: Prix special du Jury 2006. |