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For Some Inexplicable Reason (2014)

For Some Inexplicable Reason poster
Original title
VAN valami furcsa és megmagyarázhatatlan
Directed by
Gábor Reisz
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
16
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 32 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young unemployed man wanders Budapest after a breakup. He deals with his arguing parents and the aimlessness of early adulthood.

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What happens

For Some Inexplicable Reason (Hungarian: Van valami furcsa és megmagyarázhatatlan) is a 2014 Hungarian film, the feature-debut of director Gábor Reisz. It stars Aron Ferenczik, who portrays a young unemployed man, somewhat adrift in Budapest, as he tries to cope with a recent break-up, bickering parents, and his adulthood. It premiered at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the "East of the West" competition. The film was awarded the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 32nd Turin Film Festival. It also won the Grand Prix at the VOICES festival for young European cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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