Without Air

Director:
Moldovai Katalin

In a small Hungarian town, Ana is a dedicated literature teacher. Beloved by her students for her unorthodox and creative approach, she assigns Agnieszka Holland’s Total Eclipse, depicting the relationship between French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine, so they can better understand Rimbaud’s poetry. When a conservative father interrupts his son during the screening and hears of the assignment, he reports Ana to the school’s principal. Ana is accused of misconduct and spreading homosexual propaganda...

Director:
Moldovai Katalin
Cast:
Ágnes Krasznahorkai
Soma Sándor
Zsolt Bölönyi
Tunde Skovran
Áron Dimény
Country:
Hungary
Running time:
105 minute
Section:
TIFF Edition:
2024