The Sun Street Boys

APPROPIATE

2007 / 89min.

Rating8

Genres

Romance

Drama

History

Synopsis

Some of the most symbolic moments of the 1956 Revolution in Hungary were the tooth-and-nail battles fought by the so-called 'Pest Lads' who dared to defy odds by taking on the panzers of one of the world's superpowers. The story begins on October 23rd, 1956 and ends on November 4th of the same year. Juli is Totya's girlfriend but also loves Gábor. Their love triangle will have to endure the trials and tribulations of these stirring times. A group of boys living in the outskirts of the capital are playing football in abandoned lot when Juli, a ticket inspector, brings news of protests breaking out in the city. Only Gábor accompanies her into town and together they become part of this historical event. At dawn, when the boys too come under fire from Soviet forces, they decide to join in the fight.

Directors

Actors

Péter Bárnai

Djoko Rosic

Péter Andorai

Kata Gáspár

János Derzsi

János Bán

Ágnes Csere

István Szilágyi

Sándor Czeczô

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