Delta
Synopsis
A quiet young man returns to the wild, isolated landscape of the Delta. It is a labyrinth of waterways, small islands and over-grown vegetation, where the villagers are cut off from the outside world. The young man, who has been away since early childhood, is introduced to a sister he never knew he had. She is frail and timid, but resolute when she decides to join him in his run-down hut on the shore. Together they build a house on stilts in the middle of the river, far away from everyone else. One day, they invite the villagers over to share a meal together, but it becomes apparent that the coarse locals do not accept their “unnatural” relationship.
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Critics Jury’s Award
2009 – Porto FANTASPORTO
Main Prize “Golden Reel”, Best Original Music: Félix Lajkó, Gene Moskowitz Prize
2008 – Budapest Hungarian Film Week
FIPRESCI Prize
2008 – Cannes International Film Festival
Don Quijote Prize
2008 – Cottbus FilmFestival
Nominated for Prix d’Excellence Award – Márton Ágh (production design)
2008 – European Film Academy
CICAE Award
2008 – Sarajevo Film Festival
Los Angeles Hungarian Film Festival: “Hungarians in Hollywood” Best Film Award
2008
Festivals
2010 – Bergamo Film Meeting
2010 – Genova Festival Nuovo Cinema Europa
2010 – Luxembourg Cinéast
2009 – Ankara International Film Festival
2009 – Aubenas RENCONTRES
2009 – Buenos Aires BAFICI
2009 – Copenhagen CPH:PIX
2009 – Dubrovnik LIBERTAS
2009 – Göteborg International Film Festival
2009 – Les Arcs European Film Festival
2009 – Lima Al Este de Lima (in competition)
2009 – Miami International Film Festival
2009 – Palm Springs International Film Festival
2009 – Porto FANTASPORTO (in competition)
2009 – Rotterdam International Film Festival
2009 – San Francisco International Film Festival
2009 – Sofia International Film Festival
2009 – Trieste Film Festival (in competition)
2009 – Trondheim KOSMORAMA (in competition)
2008 – Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
2008 – Bogota Film Festival
2008 – Budapest Hungarian Film Week (in competition)
2008 – Busan International Film Festival
2008 – Calcutta International Film Festival
2008 – Cannes International Film Festival (in competition)
2008 – Chicago International Film Festival (in competition)
2008 – Cluj-Napoca Transilvania
Cast
- Mihail
- Félix Lajkó
- Fauna
- Orsi Tóth
- Mother
- Lili Monori
- Mother's lover
- Sándor Gáspár
Crew
- director
- Kornél Mundruczó
- written by
- Yvette Bíró
- Kornél Mundruczó
- producer
- Viktória Petrányi
- Philippe Bober
- Susanne Marian
- co-producer
- Gábor Kovács
- Ági Pataki
- line producer
- Erwin M. Schmidt
- cinematographer
- Mátyás Erdély
- production designer
- Márton Ágh
- music
- Félix Lajkó
- costume designer
- János Breckl
- sound
- Gábor Balázs
- Tamás Zányi
- editor
- Dávid Jancsó
- production manager
- Judit Sós
- AD
- János György
- steadicam
- Attila Pfeffer
- production companies
- Proton Cinema Kft.
- Essential Filmproduktion
- Filmpartners Kft.
- sponsors
- MMK
- NKA
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung
- ZDF Das Kleine Fernsehspiel
- ARTE
- TV2
- EU MEDIA Programme