Prizes: 2002 - Lagów International Film Festival Bronze Grape Award 2002 - Moscow Golden Knight International Film Festival Bronze Knight Award

Beyond the Bend (Kanyaron túl) (2002, feature, 35mm, colour, 106 min., 1:1,85) Director: András Dér Screenplay: László Czető Bernáth, András Szeredás, András Dér Director of photography: Sándor Csukás Editor: Ágnes Ostoros Music: Benedek Tóth Sound: Gábor Bányai Visual design: Mara Bozóki Production manager: Tibor Orosz Producer: Pál Egri Production company: Globe Film Cast: Tibor, Imre Csuja, István Bubik, Éva Vári, János Gyuriska, Kata Huszárik, István Hirtling, Győző Szabó, Vera Venczel, Denissa Dér The protagonists of this story form an unusual ménage-á-trois. Szilvi deals in drugs and cannot decide between Tamás who offers her love in this world and the priest who offers her the chance of ethereal harmony. This film is the story of a journey, where the horizontal and the vertical of human relationships cross. A road movie about understanding, and not being understood. It focuses on the human psyche, but the environment still plays an important role. Around this girl – a drug addict – an alternative musical world takes shape where drugs are a ritual element of artistic expression. At the other end of the spectrum we see the church, which views the private initiatives of the priest with anxiety. This film is a duel between sacrality and rite. The monolithic priest and the girl who struggles between two extremes are attracted to each other as two opposites. This is a film about playing roles, movie-theatres, theatre-movies. Trust and security are at stake. Festivals: 2003 - Prague FEBIOFEST 2002 - Lagów International Film Festival (in competition) 2002 - Moscow Golden Knight International Film Festival (in competition) 2002 - Palic International Film Festival