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It's Not the Time of My Life

2016 · 81 min

A cramped, talky chamber piece where family friction simmers into awkward, uncomfortable honesty.

Directed by
Szabolcs Hajdu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Eszter, her husband Farkas, and their five-year-old son Bruno are paid an unexpected visit in the middle of the night. Eszter’s sister Ernella, her husband Albert and daughter Laura have returned from a year spent in Scotland where, contrary to expectations, they weren’t able to settle down. It soon becomes clear that the two families had never really been in tune with one another.

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Directed by
Szabolcs Hajdu
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • parenthood
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Szabolcs Hajdu
Written by
Szabolcs Hajdu
Starring
Szabolcs Hajdu, Török-Illyés Orsolya, Erika Tankó, Domokos Szabó
Runtime
81 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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