Aglaya (2012)
This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the perspective of the young girl Aglaja. The story is based on real-life events, an Eastern European circus artist family that fled to the West. If they want to stay in the circus business they have to make up an exotic act. The mother spends all their money to buy a very dangerous act: hanging by her hair high up in the dome of the circus while juggling with burning torches. Every night Aglaja is terrified by the fear of losing her mother. But, on some day, she has to follow the family tradition and become the "Woman with the Hair of Steel".
Director:
Krisztina Deák
Writer:
Krisztina Deák
 |
Eszter Ónodi as Sabine |
 |
Babett Jávor as Aglaja - at 5 |
 |
Piroska Móga as Aglaja - at 15 |
 |
Zsolt Bogdán as Tandarica |
 |
Iván Kamarás as Milo |
|
Piroska Molnár as Frau Hitz |
 |
Kati Lázár as Frau Lili |
 |
Cecília Esztergályos as Frau Pepita |
 |
Adél Jordán as Mary |
 |
András Bálint as Roncalli |
 |
Tamás Keresztes as Petru bácsi |
| Writing | Aglaja Veteranyi | Novel |
| Writing | Krisztina Deák | Screenplay |
| Directing | Krisztina Deák | Director |
| Production | Ewa Puszczyńska | Producer |
| Camera | Tibor Máthé | Director of Photography |
| Production | Piotr Dzięcioł | Producer |
| Sound | Zbigniew Preisner | Original Music Composer |
