Before the Storm - A Critical Look at Orbán's Hungary

Hungary under Viktor Orbán is considered the right-wing enfant terrible of the European Union: whether through internment camps for refugees or state citizens' polls entitled "Stop Brussels".

Orbán's rise to power in 2010 cast its shadow over these developments. With a two-thirds majority under him, the Hungarian constitution was rewritten, the public media curtailed and opened the state fight against the homeless.
In 2013, we held talks with civil society actors in Hungary, who resist Orbán's supremacy. The result is a critical collage that provides exciting insights into journalism and history, activism and social issues.

Our interlocutors include the philosopher Ágnes Heller, the historian Krisztián Ungváry, the journalist Márton Gergely and the homeless activist Jutka Lakatosné.

The film was created in cooperation with »Weiterdenken - Heinrich Böll Foundation Saxony«. He was supported by the »StuRa« and »FSR Philosophy« of the TU Dresden as well as »Domino - Jugend gestalten«.

  • Stefan Weise
    Director
  • Stephanie Teistler
    Director
  • Tobias Arndt
    Producer
  • Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Sachsen e.V.
    Producer
  • kosmotique e.V. Dresden
    Producer
  • StuRa TU Dresden
    Producer
  • FSR Phil TU Dresden
    Producer
  • DOMINO-Jugend gestaltet
    Producer
  • TASZ – Hungarian Civil Liberties Union
    Producer
  • György Bartók
    Key Cast
  • Ágnes Heller
    Key Cast
  • József Mélyi
    Key Cast
  • Marcell Esterházy
    Key Cast
  • Krisztián Ungváry
    Key Cast
  • János Gadó
    Key Cast
  • Márton Gergely
    Key Cast
  • Anna Szász
    Key Cast
  • Ellen Bos
    Key Cast
  • Márta Nagy
    Key Cast
  • Anna Lengyel
    Key Cast
  • Jutka Lakatosné
    Key Cast
  • Péter Sárosi
    Key Cast
  • Bettina Bodor
    Key Cast
  • Sándor Kertész
    Key Cast
  • Aladár Horváth
    Key Cast
  • Hanno Dall
    Camera Operator
  • Tobias Arndt
    Post Production
  • Edward Sikorski
    Composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Vor dem Sturm - Eine kritische Collage zu Orbáns Ungarn
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    45 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Hungary
  • Language:
    English, German, Hungarian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Stefan Weise, Stephanie Teistler