Twentieth Century Fresco

Twentieth Century Fresco is a film adaptation of Sándor Weöres’s poem, a dark allegory about humanity’s self-destructive desires and a community struggling in the ruins of its own civilization. The protagonist pulls a rusty shopping cart uphill, three children huddled inside. The cart’s creaking blends with the ceaseless chirping of crickets and insects – a tense, utopian world humming in the background. The destination remains unknown—perhaps toward a new world, or merely up an endless incline, burdened by the weight of the past. Images, symbolism, and expressive rhythm translate the poem into cinematic language.

Director, Cinematographer, Editor: Róbert Bordás; Producer: Gergő Hajdú Leading Actor Kristóf Horváth; Music: Péter Bordás; Sound: Roland Heidrich; Child Actors Regina Gyükér, Lilla Siroki, Áron Siroki