Feature films about the year 1956

Several feature films are currently being made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising in 1956. Journalist Benedek F. Toth sees this as an opportunity for redirecting the process of coming to terms with the past. "The political scene and political parties are incapable of seriously examining the past, and of unconditionally supporting this process in the arts... But these films get their credibility by telling the stories of people who personally experienced the revolution. The films are about love, the hardships of daily life, banal lies, cowardice and courage. They are understandable and full of emotion. If these films eventually lead to a serious debate on the past, it will have been worth them being made.”

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