East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

This film offers a bizarre and humorous look at modern societal absurdities.

Directed by

Györgyi Szalai, István Dárday

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Szőke András, János Regös, Sándor Badár

Overview

In this Hungarian comedy post communist materialism is satirized. Someone in Hungary has won a large screen TV set. As they live in the country, it must be delivered from Budapest upon the back of an abandoned Russian military truck. The TV is turned on so that all the truck passes will see its perfect picture and hear its messages.

How it feels

Satirical and absurd. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Media, class, politics

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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