The Door (Az ajtó)
(2012, feature, 35mm, colour, 98 min., 1:1,85)
Co-produced with Germany

Director: István Szabó
Screenplay: István Szabó, Andrea Vészits
Director of photography: Elemér Ragályi
Editor: Réka Lemhényi
Costumes: Györgyi Szakács
Producer: Jenő Hábermann
Co-producer: Sándor Sőth
Production company: FilmArt Ltd., Intuit Pictures / DE
Cast: Helen Mirren, Martina Gedeck, Károly Eperjes, Gábor Koncz, Enikő Börcsök, Ági Szirtes

Magda, a female writer struggling for success, employs an elderly woman called Emerence to be her housekeeper.
From their first encounter, it is clear that Emerence is no ordinary maid. Although everyone in the neighbourhood knows and respects her, no one knows anything about her private life or has ever been allowed to enter her home.
However, a dramatic event in the writer’s life prompts Emerence to unveil glimpses of her traumatic past - a past which sheds light on her very peculiar behaviour.

The Door brilliantly illustrates the bond as it develops between these two very different women and, ultimately, the tragic end of their relationship.

2011 - Hungarian Film Festival in Los Angeles: Michael Curtiz Audience Award

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Festivals:
2013 - Wiesbaden GoEast Film Festival
2012 - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
2012 - Luxembourg CinÉast
2012 - Moscow International Film Festival (in competition)
2012 - Palic International Film Festival
2012 - Pula Film Festival
2012 - Skopje Film Festival
2012 - Tbilisi International Film Festival
2012 - Vlissingen Film by the Sea