The Midas Touch

1h 44m

6.9

A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.

Crew

Géza Bereményi

Director, Writer

Director of Photography

Production Design, Costume Design

Zsuzsa Pártényi

Original Music Composer

Boldizsár Simonka