Um Passaporte Hungaro (A Hungarian Passport)

Wed Oct 13, 2010

20:30

Location

The Shoe Factory
304 Ermou Street
Nicosia, Nicosia

Description

Speaking on the telephone with the Hungarian Consulate, the filmmaker asks: "Does someone whose grandfather is Hungarian have the right to obtain a Hungarian passport?" The question apparently sounds strange. "Yes - It's possible... But, why do you want a Hungarian passport?" The filmmaker asks for the list of necessary documents, but the officer woman still doesn't understand why she wants to become Hungarian. The idea took place on her mind: she is going to ask for the Hungarian nationality. She didn't say a word to anyone but she wouldn't give it up. The administrative process - the request for a passport - is the guiding line of the film. And the filmmaker faces essential questions: what is nationality? What's the use of a passport? What is our heritage? How do we construct our own history and identity?

Director: Sandra Kogut
Writer: Sandra Kogut
Runtime: 72 min
Genre: Documentary
Language: Portuguese, English, Hungarian
Subtitles: English
Production Year: 2003

Part of the 7th Brazilian Film Festival