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Two twin sisters, who grew up separately, Dóra, a pseudo-aristocrat, and Lili, an anarchist bomber, are reunited through Z, a mysterious traveller of the luxurious Orient-Express.

The story takes place in 1989 in the suburbs of Budapest, where the neighbor maintains an underground worker's guard training base, while the youngsters fall victim to a mistakenly posted letter.

This epic story takes place between 1820 and 1860 during the Habsburg Monarchy, and portrays the life one of the greatest Hungarian aristocrats - Count Széchenyi - who was born with extra-ordinary mental and spiritual talents. In the years following the fall of Napoleon the young count Széchenyi irresponsibly seduces his brother's wife, and the consequent scandal ruins his career as an army officer. After the sudden death of his humiliated lover Count Széchenyi drastically changes his character from that of a shallow young man into a responsible nobleman seeking to conquer his fate by creating great achievements in his remaining life. A great friendship and a special new love help the count to overcome all other obstacles. Széchenyi becomes one of the most famous politicians of his time. He is chosen as the leader of the opposition, and as such he becomes the enemy of the Habsburgs. However, Széchenyi has never intended to go against his aristocratic upbringing and to be part of a cause, which aims to destabilize the Habsburg Monarchy. Feeling responsible for the unleashed tensions within the Monarchy he strives to serve as the cause of reconciliation. He initiates the building of a grand bridge over the Danube, which is to become a symbolic link between the West and the East in Europe. However, his reputation and influence assume such proportions that when the Monarchy is shaken to its foundations by the revolutions of 1848 he is driven insane by his thoughts of self-incrimination. While mentally deranged and locked away in a private sanatorium near Vienna Széchenyi's nightmares become a reality. The Habsburgs exact cruel retribution for the 1848 rebellion in the Hungarian province. Széchenyi's friends are executed while his rebellious country sinks into an apathy equal to his own. Now an old man, Széchenyi miraculously regains his former self. With renewed energy the old count launches into a rejuvenating program for his beloved country initiating his last great gamble against the Habsburg Empire.

A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and completely filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author.

Soma attempts to confess the crime of his life to his parents before another family reveals his secret.

Ivan's best friend, Kamen, is in an American hospital, in coma after an accident. Since he's denied a visa to the USA and can't stay by his side in his last moments, Ivan decides to set off for Bulgaria countryside, taking the camera Kamen has given him. There's a legend in Kamen's place of birth - a small mountain village - that one song could bring people back to life. Ivan starts a journey to find it and record it, collecting a myriad of stories along the way. Will he succeed?

How far can one person go when love becomes obsession?

Marta Meszaros, Hungarian filmmaker, returns to her childhood home in Kyrgyzstan. The filmmaker recreates a fiction around the life of her parents in this film entirely devoted to the cult of memory

Two security guards are holding a job interview in their downstairs office at a prominent club in Budapest while the Saturday night party is at full blast upstairs. A former arm-wrestling champion, Jani is applying to become a bouncer. The interview backfires and shortly afterwards a drunk girl falls victim of an incident on the dance floor. The stakes become higher when it turns out who she really is.

Frigyes Karinthy sinks into lethargy after the death of his first wife. His friends try to get him out of this situation. However, the change is brought by a woman, Aranka Böhm. He falls in love with the vibrant and sensual woman.

The life story of Imre Nagy is one of the defining stories of 20th century Hungarian history. He was the first communist leader to become the symbol of a national revolution, who, in addition, withdrew from the Warsaw Treaty and stood up for democracy based on a pluralist party system. Many argue that the role he assumed in the revolution of 1956 and his continued loyalty to the notion of the revolution, which prevailed until his death, did not clearly follow from his communist convictions and his past experiences in Moscow.

Pragma is a mother-daughter story set in the course of a day, in which the repressed tension between Juli and Lili is symbolized by the daughter's inability to eat her mother's cooking.

Unable to connect with his girlfriend, a young inventor finally has a seemingly brilliant idea.

Set in the Holocaust during World War Two, this film centers on a 13-year-old Jewish girl and her family as the Nazis invade and occupy Hungary.

Eastern Europe, Slovakia, 1990s. Criminals in post-communist countries often planted bombs in each other's cars. The criminals would start the cars with civilians, who could be children. Like the little boy in the short film.

In the summer of 1959 Béla Kreuzer - a loader and gambler - is handcuffed and arrested. He is placed in detention and at first he thinks this is because his dubious activities on the racecourse but it soon turns out that the reason is his participation in the revolution in 1956. During the investigation old friends turn their backs on him as does his girlfriend. The only person he can trust is his cellmate. The ruthless prosecutor would rather have him hanged, but the detective, who is more of a Svejk-ish character, just wants the case off his hands. The prosecutor asks for capital punishment, but the judge opts for a sentence of 15 years in jail, which Béla Kreuzer serves to the last day. When he comes out is 1974 and finds the world is no longer the same.

I make mine. You make yours. He makes his. Everybody makes their own. Ervin Szabó: Paper Planes Seven stories independent from each other. Meaningful and eloquent shorts which can be viewed separately, just like the videos on the internet. Fiction, in a documentary style. About grown-up children, and young adults, who fight the everyday battle, trying to survive and enjoy the moments. Misfits, looking for their way of success. Titi and Detti Titi has her own problems with the grocery store where she works and with her sexual preferences. Detti her girlfriend. She is dreaming about becoming a fashion designer, prepares new designs every day. Her father is an aggressive alcoholic, she is afraid only of him. Petike and Tesó carry bands. Petike is a gypsy, and often calls Tesó, whoo is a big baldheaded guy, a skinhead. In return Tesó calls him gippo, but strictly for fun, they are good friends. They dream about having a joint logistics venture. Petike has a serious cough. Beus, Timi and Ferci Beus and Ferci are a couple, Timi is a friend of Beus. Their planned holiday just cannot start because of the usual broil of the couple. Timi forgets to brig her bed linen, Ferci goes up to her apartment to help. Joci - is receptionist at a fitness center. His life is not complete, after work he usually hangs out with his breakdancer friends on the streets. One day, the skinheads beat up Kiskati, the breakdancer girl. The offenders show up, one of them is the Bald, who often goes to the gym where Joci works. Joci has the sabers used for practicing. He loses one of them. Andris and Roland two guys in their twenties trying to make a living as DJs. Andris is a composer too, his first work is about to be published by a foreign company. Roland is envious that is why he is trying to cross Andris everytime. They are preparing for a weekend party, where both of them play. Roland wants to play some fresh stuff, but he just cannot find it anywhere. Andris is trying to help. Zoli doesnt really like to go outside, he is a bit like all of us. All he wants is to finally write out the demons from himself. Everytime he is to start, the phone starts to ring, someone knock ont he door, the tea is ready, or he has to go to the post Lego, Erika, Galkó and Zsani the branch is going to a party, they meet the tram stop. They all fantasize about drugs and uncontrolled sex. They are uninhibited, they know no limits. They want to have the city, but it has them as well. They have to pay a huge price for their freedom.

In the near future in Eastern Europe, now ruled by two powers, Szimi, a young woman discovers she has a twin sister. She sets out to find her and give her half of her inheritance.

The lifelong friendship of Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich.