East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

East from the West or The Discreet Charm of the Media

10.0IMDb Score
Released:1994-03-03
Genre:Comedy
Duration:126 min
Country:Hungary
Director:István Dárday, Györgyi Szalai
Actors:Szőke András, János Regös, Sándor Badár, Győző Szabó
Production:
Keywords:media

Overview:

In this Hungarian comedy post communist materialism is satirized. Someone in Hungary has won a large screen TV set. As they live in the country, it must be delivered from Budapest upon the back of an abandoned Russian military truck. The TV is turned on so that all the truck passes will see its perfect picture and hear its messages.

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