The Érpatak Model
76 minutes documentary, 2014
The film portrays Mihály Zoltán Orosz; the hyper-energetic and ultra-nationalist mayor of Érpatak, a small village with a population of 1,750 inhabitants in Eastern Hungary. Delusions of grandeur and a desire for control drive Mayor Orosz. He has divided the villagers into two groups: “builders” who support his vision for the “Érpatak Model,” and “destroyers” who oppose it. His ultimate goal is to establish a “sacred and organic dictatorship” in which order, discipline, and a fighting spirit are the supreme values, uniting the community at the local level and the nation at the national level.
Production: A 2911 Foundation production
Broadcast: German WDR, Austrian ORF and RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse
Festivals: World Premiere at Vision du Réel International Documentary Film Festival, Nyon, Switzerland, April 2015. Biografilm Festival, Bologna, Italy, June 2015. BIDF Budapest International Documentary Festival, September 2015. ASTRA Film Festival, Sibiu, Romania, October 2015. Diritti Umani, Lugano Festival, Switzerland, October 2015. Diritti a Todi, International Human Rights Festival, Italy, October 2015. VERZIO International Human Rights Film Festival, Budapest, November 2015. ZagrebDOX, Zargreb, Croatia, February 2016. One World, Prague, Czech Republic, March 2016. Crossing Europe FF, Linz, Austria, April 2016. BIFF, Bergen, Norway, International FIlm Festival, September 2016. One World Human Rights Film Festival, Bratislava, Slovakia, October 2016. Romani Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary, October 2016.
Prizes: BIDF Budapest International Documentary Festival, September 2015 - winner of the main prize in its category. Diritti a Todi, International Human Rights Festival, Italy, October 2015 - winner of the festival main prize.
