
Oneofthosecourageouslyprovokingandsmashingfilmsthatmakeyoubreathless,restlessanduncomfortable.Thisunique,wiseandroughblendofcinema,theatre,musicalandcomedywillradicallydividespectatorsandcriticsfortheirdifferingopinions.Apolitical,cruelandoriginalfilmspicedwithdarkhumour,whichmakesanurgentlyneededandimpactfulstatementagainstinjustice,prejudice,discriminationandracismagainsttheRomapeople,thebiggestEuropeanminority.<br/> Everythingyouseeispartoftheplay“GypsyHungarian”performedatDeutschesTheaterBerlin.Anall-Romacreativeteamworkedtogetherforsixyears,backedbytheOpenSocietyFoundation,toeducatemarginalisedRomayouththroughperformancearttraining.Theleadingcharactersneverhidetheirtruenamesastheytalk,shout,joke,lie,debate,ordoubtdirectlytoourfaceswithoutafourthwall.Gypsyboysandgirlsinterpret,sing,dance,satirisetheirownpainfullifestories,recurringtraumasorunfortunatelyrealexperienceswithscarsontheirhands.<br/> MusicianandtrafficwardenEdmondrushestoclearhisname,althoughheneverhadsexwithhissisters.DrugdealerMarioisawannabepoet.ProfessionaldancerRomeoislaughedatbytheaudienceandsuffersdomesticviolence.ThefirstGypsypalaeontologistCristophertriestobecometemporarilyrichthroughbrutality.SzintiaencountersashadyguywhothreatenstosellhertoRomaniaasawhore.Theyaredemoralised,exploited,ridiculed,criminalisedanddisgusting,buttheyarealsopeoplelikeus.Thisfilmisnotseekingtheaudience’scompassion.<br/> Thecameramoves,spins,rides,slides,turns,lurks,andpansdownwithintentionstofoolusthatitmaybeaonelongcontinuousshotwithafruitfulandunparalleledsupportingcameorolebyformerBerlin’sPanoramaBigBossWielandSpeckandarealGypsyhouse,magnificentlydeliveredtothestagein3,000numberedpieces,fullofsmokeandfilth.<br/> ÁdámCsászireceivedanunofficialfive-yearbanonfilmmakingforhisdebut“LandofStorms”inPanoramaatBerlinale2014(probablythefirstHungariangaycoming-outfilmevermade).HecontinuestobravelyopposethesystemicauthoritarianOrbán-regime,whichmaypossiblybringhimanotherpunishment.
