A husband decides that his wife cannot know which one of the two boys is her child. While the children grow up to be men, a war breaks out and the mother has to face questions about motherly love.
Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous era, 'Egy fiúnak a fele' (meaning 'For a Son') delves into the heart of a complex family drama, where the line between reality and deception blurs. The film opens with Ujhelyiné, the wife, and her two sons, Paul and Tibor, in a small, isolated Hungarian countryside. The narrativ...
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Géza von Bolváry
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"Set against the backdrop of a tumultuous era, 'Egy fiúnak a fele' (meaning 'For a Son') delves into the heart of a complex family drama, where the line between reality and deception blurs. The film opens with Ujhelyiné, the wife, and her two sons, Paul and Tibor, in a small, isolated Hungarian countryside. The narrative unfolds through the eyes of Paul, as he grapples with the hidden truth of his lineage, a secret his father, Soma Szarvasi, has meticulously concealed from his mother. The plot t..."
Géza von Bolváry, Kálmán Mikszáth
Hungary
Drama, Short
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