1 (2009)

Director:

Pater Sparrow

Writers:

Judit Góczán (screenplay)
Béla Hamvas (additional material)

Release Date:

5 November 2009 (Hungary)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and completely filled with copies of a book entitled 1...

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title | Digit In Title | Based On Novel | Number In Title

Awards:

7 wins

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Zoltán Mucsi	...	Phil Pitch
László Sinkó	...	Swan Tamel
Pál Mácsai	...	Al F. Eveson
Vica Kerekes	...	Maya Satin
Balázs Czukor	...	Agnus Andersen
Zoltán Balázs	...	Richard Lance
Máté Haumann	...	Tom Keats
Krzysztof Rogacewicz	...	Doctor Anselmi
Zoltán Berzsenyi	...	Doctor Anselmi's (voice)
Krisztina Bíró	...	Sondra Dolphin
Péter Kalmár	...	Behavior Scientist
István Maszlay	...	Analyst
András Dömötör	...	Henry Claude
András Már	...	Japanise Assistant
Bence Máté	...	First Aggressive Nurse

Also Known As:

One Human Minute (Hungary) (working title)

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Company:

Cameofilm

Quotes:

Swan Tamel: You should sleep. One gets tired without dreams.
Phil Pitch: Then you still must dream a lot.
Swan Tamel: Never enough. But... always something significant.
Phil Pitch: I'm sorry but I have alarming news for you! You are now an official suspect. We have material evidence. I don't understand how you thought I wouldn't realise.
Swan Tamel: I would never have guessed. But I was starting to worry after a week. Don't blame yourself! Often the most obvious is the least suspicious.
Phil Pitch: Can I take that as a confession?
Swan Tamel: Why should I deny what happened?
Phil Pitch: Because it's punishable by law.
Swan Tamel: The law? What I refer to as the law is vigilance!
Phil Pitch: Why did you smuggle the book out?
[...]

Fantastic. If you understand it.

Saw this at the Trieste Science Fiction Film festival recently. Many walked out of the cinema in the middle of the film and I was tempted too but I'm glad I stayed. I still don't fully understand this film but the director did explain beforehand that films shouldn't be seen only once. The cinematography is excellent and it's intended to make you think which it achieves very nicely. Although there's a brief synopsis provided, this still doesn't explain what the film's about and even after watching it halfway through you'll still feel baffled. Resist the urge to give up and watch something else. This film makes you think about life, why we're here and the control that people have over our lives. Well worth the time to see. Then see it again.