Bolshe vita / written and directed by Ibolya Fekete ; produced by Istvan Darday for Motion Picture Innovation Co. and Foundation and ZDF Das Kleine Fernsehspiel.
Yuri Fomichev, Igor Chernievich, Aleksei Serebriakov. Title from title screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1995. Special feature: Interview with director.
Summary:
Three young dreamers cross the Russian border into Hungary after the fall of the Berlin Wall, hoping to escape the poverty of the old Soviet Union and the politics of communism. As soon as musicians Yura and Vadim set foot on Hungarian soil, they strike out on their own for Budapest, leaving their musicians' collective behind. Meanwhile, Sergei, a serious-minded engineer, arrives in Budapest with two suitcases full of knives he hopes to sell. The trio meet in Budapest, portrayed as a teeming international bohemia, full of footloose adventurers from all over Europe and the United States. This youthful spirit soon fades, however, as gangsters take control of the markets and drive out small-time entrepreneurs.
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