Holy Dilemma

A döntés
family
children & youth
Hungary, Germany
2022
81min
Hungarian, Italian
Hungarian Premiere
Hungarian Competition
Director
Márton Vízkelety
Julianna Ugrin
Producer: 
Julianna Ugrin
Márton Vízkelety
Co-producer: 
Erik Winker
Martin Roelly
Ümit Uludag
Editor: 
Judit Czakó
Cinematographer: 
Márton Vizkelety
Sound: 
Gábor Balázs
Music: 
Csaba Kalotás
Production info: 
Éclipse Film, Corso Film, HBO Max
Distribution info: 
Syndicado Film Sales Aleksandar Govedarica alexandar@syndicado.com

Father Róbert is outgoing, cheerful, and loved and respected by the entire community. His initiatives are as essential for the development of the village as his soccer skills are for the local sports club. Few people know, however, about his life partner and their three children. When the priest decides to leave the community, his followers cry with disappointment. But while still on the job, his family misses him dearly. Directors Julianna Ugrin and Márton Vízkelety depict a systemic problem facing priests worldwide in this personal story.

Director

Márton Vízkelety is a director and cinematographer. He was thirteen when he stared taking black and white photos with an analog camera. In 2007 he graduated from the University of Theatre and Film Arts, Budapest, Hungary, with an MA degree. He took part in many workshops, including the Berlinale Talent Campus, and Cinetrain in Moscow, Russia. He works on short films, commercials, and documentaries in Russia, Hungary, the United Kingdom and USA. Holy Dilemma is his first feature documentary as a director.

Julianna Ugrin graduated from university in 2005, after which she began working in film at Flora Film International. In 2009 she was selected to the EURODOC producer’s workshop. Since March 2009 she has worked at Havas Films as a producer and production manager. She established Éclipse Film, an independent film production company in 2011, and has developed projects at various international workshops and pitching forums. Films she produced were screened, nominated and awarded at festivals like Sundance, IDFA, DOK Leipzig, or Sarajevo IFF. Since 2013 she has taught at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in documentary MA studies, where she is also a DLA student. Ugrin is part of Emerging Producers 2014, and is an EAVE graduate. She is organizer of DunaDOCK Master Class & Pitching series, and a member of the Hungarian Film Academy and of EDN. Holy Dilemma is her first feature documentary as a director.