East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 3, 1994

Original language

Hungarian

Spoken languages

Hungarian

Countries

Hungary

Cast

János Regös,Szőke András,Sándor Badár,Győző Szabó

Director

Györgyi Szalai,István Dárday

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0107721