Nine Month War

Overview

Jani (24) lives in a small town in Western Ukraine in the Hungarian minority. He is an only child and his father died five years ago. He is fed up with the boring life in his town and drowning in the love of Erzsike (45), his mother. He gets his draft-call from the Ukrainian National Guard, to fight the separatist. He could sneak out of the country to escape the military service just like his fellows did, but instead he chooses to go to the war 1,500 km away – why? He is not a patriot. He is not even Ukrainian. Combining visuals of cinema verité and mobile footage of war, Jani’s coming-of-age story unfolds throughout the nine months of military service and a few months after discharge.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 10, 2018

Original language

Hungarian

Spoken languages

Hungarian, Ukrainian

Countries

Hungary

Production

Boddah,ELF Pictures

Cast

János Lelics,Zsanett Pál,Erzsébet Lelics

Director

László Csuja

Producer

András Pires Muhi,Ágnes Horváth-Szabó

Cinematography

Zágon Nagy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt7526964