Film

In how many ways can this brave new world go wrong? Led by the pigs, the animals in an English farm rise up, drive away the people that had enslaved them and create their own state.

If there was one true Hungarian blockbuster in the 1970s, then Johnny Corncob was undoubtedly be it. At just 32 years of age, Marcell Jankovics touched on one of the most important topics in Hungarian cultural history.

How can you tell a story to children that is full of historical references and where a young boy beats up an old man three times over? Attila Dargay asked himself this very question. His response would become one of the most popular Hungarian animation films of all time.

If you only mention the title Fehérlófia (Son of the White Mare) to a Hungarian, they will likely start listing the familiar characters in their head: Fanyűvő, Kőmorzsoló, Vasgyúró, and of course the delightfully named Hétszűnyű Kapanyányimonyók. But who are these mysterious figures, whose names speak to the child inside us all?

In Hungarian, without subtitles

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.

In Hungarian, without subtitles

The discussions before and after the screening will be conducted in Hungarian.