22nd WJFF: "All About the Levkoviches” – film show
After his wife's death, the stubborn Hungarian boxing coach agrees with his estranged Jewish orthodox son to let him mourn in his house. During the seven day long shiva Tamás and Iván are faced with their old grievances.
- Sunday, 10 November, 2024 at 2PM, BUY A TICKET →
- POLIN Museum`s Auditorium
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"All About the Levkoviches", dir. Adam Breier, Hungary, 2024, 85’ – WARSAW PREMIERE, COMPETITION
Although the big-hearted but stubborn boxing coach Tamás (70) has a kind word for everyone, he and his son, Iván (35), an Orthodox Jew living in Israel, refuse to talk to each other for years. Their relationship has deteriorated to the point where Tamás has never even met his own grandson, Ariel (6).
When Tamás' beloved wife dies unexpectedly, he is faced with his son's desire to come home for the funeral and the whole week of mourning. Tamás agrees on one condition: Ariel has to come from Israel too. The atheist boxing coach's living room thus becomes the site of religious rituals. His son along with nine other Orthodox Jews dressed in black huddle around him and pray the Kaddish three times a day, and the grandson gets obsessed with the idea that there is a spirit lingering in the house and waiting for the journey to the Eternal Light. As the days pass and tensions between father and son are rising, past grievances surface in a way that it cannot be kept secret from little Ariel anymore. Tamás and Iván have different approaches to calm down the confused kid.
Additional information:
- Language: Hungarian, Hebrew
- Subtitles: Polish, English
- Rating: 13+
- Festivals and awards:
- Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024
- Sofia Film Festival 2024 – FIPRESCI Award Best Film
- Cleveland Film Festival 2024
- Toruń Tofifest 2024
