Larry by Szilárd Bernáth

On the occasion of the Day of Hungarian Cinema we bring to you the first feature of Szilárd Bernáth. 

Larry (Larry) 2022, HU, feature, drama, color, 108 minutes

Adam lives in the poorest part of Eastern Hungary in isolation from society and works as a shepherd on a farm and lives together with his powerful, police officer, mixed up father in an oppressive relationship. However, hip-hop culture and the act of rapping is very important for Adam, this is the only way he can express his feelings and get rid of speech impediment. One day he unexpectedly achieves tremendous success in a national, fancy, online talent show as Larry with a song he wrote about his father’s unforgivable sins. Adam makes it to the finals, but he soon realizes that he is unable to rap in front of others, he gets stuck and his aphasia will emerge again. In order to grow up to his online, popular alter ego, Adam must break through his inner barrier and face the strange authority of his father…

Creators

• Szilárd Bernáth - Director
• Dávid Hartung - Director of photography
• Tomi Szabó - Editor
• Andor Sperling - Music
• Gábor Ferenczy, András Muhi - Producer
• FocusFox, Larry Film - Production company
• With: Szabolcs Thuróczy, Benett Vilmányi, Anna Szandtner

Awards

• Cottbus FilmFestival, 2022 - Best Debut Feature
• Cottbus FilmFestival, 2022 - Best Youth Film
• Hungarian Motion Picture Festival, 2023 - Szabolcs Thuróczy - Best Suuporting Actor
• Italian Riviera International Film Festival, 2023 - Benett Vilmányi - Best Actor
• Skopje Cinedays, 2023 - Film Critics Award
• Luxembourg CinÉast, 2023 - Young Talents