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Relatives (Rokonok) (2006, feature, 35mm, colour, 110 min.) Director: István Szabó Screenplay: István Szabó, Andrea Vészits Based on: Zsigmond Móricz: Relatives Story editor: Andrea Vészits Director of photography: Lajos Koltai Editor: Zsuzsa Csákány Music: Hot Jazz Band Sound: Gábor Balázs Visual design: Zsolt Khell Costumes: Györgyi Szakács Production manager: Lajos Óvári Producer: János Rózsa Production company: Objektív Film Studio, I.S.L. Film, TV2 Cast: Sándor Csányi, Ildikó Tóth, Oleg Tabakov, Károly Eperjes, Erika Marozsán, Csaba Pindroch, Ferenc Kállai, Piroska Molnár, Jiři Menzel, József Szarvas ”yet those who are not kin, they have to live too” It is a centuries-old tradition in Hungary that people don’t vote for, but rather against someone. Instead of the corrupt Makróczy, István Kopjáss becomes the attorney general of Zsarátnok. Kopjáss is a clean character. His pockets are empty, but his head is full of beautiful, world-redeeming dreams. Alas, the position of an attorney general comes not only with power that can be turned to serve the cause of good, but also with an ungodly huge racket, called the Pig Breeding Co., as well as many, many relatives. Some of the relatives are up to their ears in the Pig Breeding Co. racket, with others dying to get in on some good, juicy scam. Kopjáss falls in love with power a bit and he falls madly in love with a relative. In the end, he runs aground since one cannot be a relative and a non-relative at the same time. At least he himself faces the consequences.  On the other hand, the Pig Breeding Co. remains, wearing a curly smile. www.intercom.hu/honlapok/rokonok Festivals: 2009 - Luxembourg CinÉast 2008 - Calcutta International Film Festival 2008 - Cottbus FilmFestival 2008 - Mumbai International Film Festival 2008 - Thiruvananthapuram International Film Festival 2007 - Athens PANORAMA 2007 - Istanbul International Film Festival 2007 - Motovun Film Festival 2007 - Mumbai International Film Festival 2007 - Palic International Film Festival 2007 - Pune International Film Festival 2007 - Tiburon International Film Festival (in competition) 2006 - Barcelona Festival de Cinema Politic - Tribute to István Szabó 2006 - Chicago International Film Festival 2006 - Copenhagen CPH:PIX 2006 - Ghent Flanders International Film Festival (in competition) 2006 - Jerusalem International Film Festival 2006 - Moscow International Film Festival (in competition) 2006 - Riga Baltic Pearl 2006 - Segovia MUCES 2006 - Sofia CINEMANIA 2006 - Vancouver International Film Festival 2006 - Warsaw International Film Festival