Hungária, the band (short documentary)

The story of the legendary Hungarian pop-rock band which despite periodic suppression by the Hungarian Communist regime, by the early 1980s was one of the country's most popular bands.

The frontman Miklós Fenyő lived in the United States for a time, when he was a child. He entered the Hungarian music scene in 1962 and started his first own band, then in 1967 he formed the Hungária. The band then experienced many lineup changes, with Fenyő as the only consistent member. In 1979 the band decided to adopt the style of early rock n' roll revivals, with English lyrics and tours of Western Europe. Their 1980 album in this style, Rock ’n’ Roll Party, was a major hit in Hungary, and the band adopted 1950s American rock n' roll fashions for all public appearances, as did many of their fans. The 1981's album Hotel Menthol was another substantial hit.

After the breakup in 1983 the band gave a concert in 1995, and then, after nearly 30 years, 2024 was the year of the "great return" and probably the last concert - 50 000 people watched Hungaria's concert live. The first screening of the documentary was there, in the packed stadium. The short docu tells their story between 1979 and 1983, the more successfull period of the band.