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Spiral

Original title: Spirál
Romanian title: Spirala
Director: Cecília Felméri
Hungary–Romania, 2020
Drama, 98 min.

Spiral is a debut film, a psychological drama, a reflection on letting go of the past and on how life and nature’s cycles are connected.

Sinopsis

Spiral is a debut film, a psychological drama, a reflection on letting go of the past and on how life and nature’s cycles are connected.

All four seasons on a lake. Bence and Janka live in an old house on the shore. They take care of the lake and make a living from the fees paid to them by people wishing to fish there. Living in this beautiful place would appear to be paradise for Bence and Janka—nature, simplicity and the cyclical change of seasons. But then their relationship starts going sour. Simultaneously, the fish in the lake begin to mysteriously perish. The anglers stop coming and the couple starts having financial difficulties. Bence attempts to find a solution…

Cast

Bogdan Dumitrache
Alexandra Borbély
Diána Magdolna Kiss

Crew

Director: Cecília Felméri
Scriptwriter: Cecília Felméri
Cinematography: György Réder
Editing: Péter Politzer
Production design: Renato Cseh
Produced by: Inforg-M & M Film (Ungaria)
Co-produced by: Hai-Hui Entertainment (Romania)
Partners: Hungarian Film Fund, Romanian National Film Center, Eurimages

Awards

Special Jury Prize (ex-aequo), Meet the Neighbors section, Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2020

Special Mention, Competition 1–2, Warsaw Film Festival 2020

Festival Selections

Competition 1–2, Warsaw Film Festival 2020 (World Premiere)

Meet the Neighbors section, 61st Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2020

Critics Week, Cairo International Film Festival 2020