Deer Bell
This short doc was made during Béla Tarr's Masterclass under his mentorship.The film follows a day in the life of a Roma family in rural Hungary.It focuses on the children, who are raised by their grandparents.From morning until the sun goes down, and a new day begins.
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This short doc was made during Béla Tarr's Masterclass under his mentorship. The film follows a day in the life of a Roma family in rural Hungary. It focuses on the children, who are raised by their grandparents. From morning until the sun goes down, and a new day begins. And life goes on, just the same.
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- Release date
- May 31, 2023
- Runtime
- 0h 13m
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- Language
- Hungarian
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