02-05-2013

M-Appeal acquires Hungarian first feature Land of Storms

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    M-Appeal acquires Hungarian first feature Land of Storms director Ádám Császi

    WARSAW: German sales outfit M-Appeal has acquired a Land of Storms, a first feature by Hungarian director Adam Csaszi for its Cannes line-up that includes several strong CEE titles. The film is produced by Proton Cinema coproduction with I’m FILMCafé Film and Unafilm,

    Land of Storms is about the sexual awakening of a young man.  Szabolcs plays in a German football team, as does his roommate, Bernard. After an ugly argument Szabolcs returns to Hungary where he meets Áron and a mutual attraction between the two boys develops.  But when Bernard also shows up in Hungary a turbulent love triangle develops.

    Other titles in the M-Appeal line-up for Cannes include the Japanese Dog by Romanian director Tudor Cristian Jurgui and produced by Libra Film Productions and The Major by Russian director Yury Bykov