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The Siege: Archangel One

The first civil guardsman rises to the task of apprehending a dangerous serial killer before his city descends into chaos. Set ten years before the events of 'The Siege'.

  • Mark G. Lakatos
    Director
    The Pedestrian, Act!, House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2, A Beautiful Life
  • Mark G. Lakatos
    Writer
    The Pedestrian, Act!, House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2, A Beautiful Life
  • Mark G. Lakatos
    Producer
    The Pedestrian, Act!, House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2, A Beautiful Life
  • Zoltán Molnár
    Producer
    The Siege 2
  • Elena Lakatos
    Executive Producer
    House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2
  • Peter Lakatos
    Executive Producer
    House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2
  • Amy Reder
    Associate Producer
  • Edward Reder
    Associate Producer
  • Katie Tsui
    Associate Producer
  • Bryan Chan
    Associate Producer
  • Jennifer Tsui
    Associate Producer
  • Andrew Kim
    Associate Producer
  • Norbert Nyutali
    Key Cast
    "Mihály Kovács"
    The Mole, The Professional, Perdide, A Beautiful Life
  • Riana Emma Balla
    Key Cast
    "Emily Kovács"
    Borderlands, Breakdown, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness, Frightime, Aftermath, Regression
  • Bernadett Bettina Ács
    Key Cast
    "Lívia Sebők"
    The Professional
  • Tamás Tarcsi
    Key Cast
    "Antal Gál"
  • Dávid Antal Szabó
    Key Cast
    "Dávid Váradi"
  • Gergely Melis
    Key Cast
    "Bálint Szabó"
  • Kovalev Ruszlan
    Key Cast
    "András Takács"
  • Viktor Király
    Key Cast
    "Krisztián Szilágyi"
  • Csaba Horváth
    Key Cast
    "Imre Rózsa"
    The Siege 2
  • Brett Bickley
    Key Cast
    "Craig Lowery"
  • Martin Gazdag
    First Assistant Director
  • András Gerlai
    Director of Photography
    House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2
  • Mark G. Lakatos
    Editor
    The Pedestrian, Act!, House of Babel, The Siege, Venandi, The Siege 2, A Beautiful Life
  • Declan James McLeish
    Composer
  • Bernadett Bettina Ács
    Composer
    The Professional
  • Bernadett Bettina Ács
    Music Supervisor
    The Professional
  • Bálint Atila Magyar
    VFX Artist
  • Zsolt Pápai
    Sound Designer
  • Ádám Krupa
    Stunts
  • Yano Varga
    Stunts
    The Last Kingdom, Jagame Thandhiram
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Az Ostrom: Arkangyal Egyes
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime, Adventure
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 44 minutes 18 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 31, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Hungary
  • Country of Filming:
    Hungary
  • Language:
    Hungarian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mark G. Lakatos

Mark G. Lakatos is a 23-year-old Hungarian-Chinese filmmaker. Acknowledged for his ability to craft thought-provoking narratives with minimal budgets, he’s become a leader in diversifying independent film production in Hungary. He transitioned from videography to his first short in 2018, an adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s story titled 'The Pedestrian’.

In late 2019, he directed ‘Act!’, an environmental short that headlined the Zöldgömb Film and Video Festival. His third short, ‘House of Babel’ was completed in 2020, which was a science-fiction silent film. He’s best known for creating and directing ’The Siege', Hungary’s first action film, which went on to achieve international acclaim after being completed during the summer of 2020. In early 2021, he directed the multi-award-winning horror film 'Venandi', which was followed by the even more successful ‘The Siege 2’, a feature-length sequel to his 2020 short. He founded Trove Film Collective, an indie foundation that has since been involved in numerous shorts, including Tamás Tarcsi’s ’Torment’, Balázs Bratkó’s ‘Blue Zone’, Benjámin de Bohun’s 'Regression', and Zsolt Körmendy’s ‘A Beautiful Life’. His biggest and most high-profile project to date, ’The Siege: Archangel One' released in April of 2024 and competed at the prestigious Bujtor István Film Festival in Keszthely.

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Director Statement

'The Siege: Archangel One' is an evolution of the our action franchise and a clean slate for us to bring a dark, more grounded origin story to life.