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Natural Light (film)

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Natural Light
HungarianTermészetes fény
Directed byDénes Nagy
Screenplay byDénes Nagy
Based onTermészetes fény
by Pál Závada
Produced by
  • Sára László
  • Marcell Gerő
  • Caroline Piras
  • Inese Boka
  • Melanie Blocksdorf
Starring
CinematographyTamás Dobos
Edited byNicolas Rumpl
Music bySanta Ratniece
Production
companies
  • Mistrus Media
  • Lilith Films
  • Propeller Film
  • NOVAK Prod
  • Proton Cinema
Release date
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
  • Hungary
  • Latvia
  • France
  • Germany
LanguageHungarian

Natural Light (Hungarian: Természetes fény) is a Hungarian-French-German drama film written and directed by Dénes Nagy, based on the novel Természetes fény by Pál Závada. The film stars Ferenc Szabó, László Bajkó, Tamás Garbacz and Gyula Franczia.[1]

The film had its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in March 2021,[2] where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director.

Plot

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The plot takes places during the second World War and shows the war through the eyes of one character, taken from the novel.[3]

Cast

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The cast include:[4]

  • Ferenc Szabó as Semetka
  • Tamás Garbacz as Szrnka
  • László Bajkó as Koleszár
  • Gyula Franczia as Major
  • Ernő Stuhl as Vucskán
  • Gyula Szilágyi as Csorin
  • Mareks Lapeskis as Mihail
  • Krisztián Kozó as Kozó
  • Csaba Nánási as Nánási
  • Zsolt Fodor as Fodor

Release

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On February 11, 2021, Berlinale announced that the film would have its worldwide premiere at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival in the Berlinale Competition section, in March 2021.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Natural Light - Films - Campfilm". campfilm.eu. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Grater, Tom (February 11, 2021). "Berlinale Unveils Competition Line-Up: New Pics From Daniel Bruhl, Celine Sciamma, Radu Jude, Xavier Beauvois & Hong Sang-soo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dénes Nagy • Director of Natural Light". Cineuropa. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Natural Light". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Roxborough, Scott (February 11, 2021). "Berlin Film Festival Unveils Competition Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ^ Press Office (February 11, 2021). "Feb 11, 2021 Competition - Reshaping Cinematic Forms". Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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