Natural Light (Természetes Fény), dir. Dénes Nagy, 103′, Hungary, Latvia, France, Germany, 2021

World War II, occupied Soviet Union. István Semetka is a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Caporal in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander is killed, Semetka has to overcome his fears and take command of the unit as he is dragged into a chaos that he cannot control.

Natural Light (Természetes Fény)

World Premiere Berlinale 2021 Official Competition

Screenwriter Dénes Nagy (based on the novel “Természetes fény” by Pál Závada)
DOP Tamás Dobos
Set Design Márton Ágh
Editor Nicolas Rumpl
Sound Design Dominique Gaborieau, Jocelyn Robert
Cast Ferenc Szabó, Tamás Garbacz, László Bajkó, Gyula Franczia, Ernő Stuhl, Gyula Szilágyi, Mareks Lapeskis, Krisztián Kozó, József Barta, Aivars Kuzmins, Liene Kislicka
Production Company Campfilm (Hungary)
Coproduction companies Mistrus Media (Latvia), Lilith Films (France), Propellerfilm (Germany), ZDF Arte (Germany)
Producers Sára László, Marcell Gerő, Inese Boka-Grūbe, Caroline Piras, Melanie Blocksdorf
Coproducers Viktória Petrányi (Proton Cinema), Olivier Dubois (Novak Prod), Gints Grūbe, Felix Blum
Associate Producers Alexander Bohr (ZDF arte), Gábor Rajna, Árpád Szirmai, Attila Faragó (Visionteam)
Executive Producers Melinda Erdős

Supported by
National Film Institute Hungary
Hungarian Film Incentive
Eurimages
Aide Aux Cinémas du Monde – Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Institut Français
National Film Centre Of Latvia
Riga City Council
Creative Europe MEDIA

World sales Luxbox
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