Movie

Explanation for Everything

2023 · 151 min

A quietly absorbing, wryly observed drama that dissects a small lie snowballing into a national uproar, with a patient, novelistic rhythm.

Overview: It’s summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab—who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
How it feels: Satirical, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, media, identity, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
identity
family
coming-of-age
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild