‘Explanation for everything - Gabor Reisz’

It is summer in Budapest, and Ábel is meant to be focusing on his final exams. However, his love for his best friend Janka makes it impossible for him to concentrate. Janka, in turn, is consumed by her unrequited feelings for her married history teacher, who himself is embroiled in a conflict with Ábel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarized society take an unexpected turn when Ábel’s final exam becomes the focal point of a national scandal.

Filmmaker Gábor Reisz (1980, Hungary) studied at the ELTE Film History and Theory as well as Film Directing at the University of Theatre and Film Arts. For Some Inexplicable Reason (2014) was his feature film debut and premiered at Karlovy Vary IFF. His second feature film Bad Poems (2018) was developed during his stay at the Cannes Film Festival’s Residence programme and won 16 awards. Explanation for Everything (2023) was selected for IFFR 2024.