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has gloss | eng: Memories of a River is a 1990 Hungarian drama film directed by Judit Elek. It is a historical film set in 1882 and tells the story of the last trial in Hungary of a Jewish person for ritual murder. Synopsis In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire David Hersko, a Jewish shepherd, witnesses the attack of a young girl. His home is burned down and he finds shelter with the family of a Jewish logger. The loggers find the body of a young woman which they bury, going against local laws. They are charged with her murder and it is believed that they killed her as a ritual murder. Cast *Sándor Gáspár as Herskó Dávid *András Stohl as Matej *Pál Hetényi as Csepkanics *Zoltán Mucsi as Jákob *Franciszek Pieczka as Vogel Ansel *János Ács as Vay György *Tamás Fodor as Eötvös Károly *Róbert Koltai as Scharf József *Andor Lukáts as Schwarz Salamon *Georgiana Tarjan as Sára Awards The film won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1989 Montréal World Film Festival. In 1990 it won the Grand Prix at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival. |
lexicalization | eng: Memories of a River |
instance of | c/Hungarian films |
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