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202365 minGdocumentary

Own Forest

202365 minGdocumentary

Writer Péter Nádas delivers a monologue while images of his hometown, Gombosszeg, provide a visual backdrop to his reflections.

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György Mór Kárpáti

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Writer Péter Nádas delivers a monologue while images of his hometown, Gombosszeg, provide a visual backdrop to his reflections.

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György Mór Kárpáti

György Mór Kárpátidirector

Péter Nádascast

Balázs Simonyi

Balázs Simonyicast

Melinda Kalmárcast

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An unusual portrait of writer Péter Nádas. His monologue is accompanied by the associative images of the landscape of his hometown, Gombosszeg.

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