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Keep Quiet

Synopsis

Passionate in his anti-Semitic beliefs, Csanád Szegedi was the rising star of Hungary's far-right party until he discovered his family's secret - his maternal grandparents were Jewish. The revelation prompts an improbable but seemingly heartfelt conversion from anti-Semite to Orthodox Jew.
This confrontational film explores the complex and contradictory character of Szegedi, prompting deep questions about Szegedi's supposed epiphany.
Tribeca Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
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Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 mins
Format
HD
Director
Joseph Martin, Sam Blair
Producer
Danielle Clark, Nicole Stott, Alex Holder
Executive Producer
Kami Naghdi, Andrew Ruhemann, John Battsek
Editor
Ben Stark, Kim Gastor
Director of Photography
Márton Vízkelety
Composer
Philip Sheppard
Principal cast
Eva ‘Bobby' Neumann, Rabbi Boruch Oberlander
Archive Producer
Paul Gardner

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Hungary coproduction

Passion Pictures (UK), AJH Films (UK), KUK Films

Passion Pictures Passion Pictures

County House
33-34 Rathbone Place
London
W1T 1JN

Sales Company

The Film Sales Company

165 Madison Avenue, Suite 601
New York
NY 10016
USA

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