The Trap
The wasted opportunities of the Orbán era
Viktor Orbán was given a rare opportunity in 2010.He won a supermajority in parliament, giving him a strong mandate to put Hungary on a path to development.He also received external assistance for this.The global economy boomed in the 2010s, and Hungary received an unprecedented amount of funding from the European Union, on a scale unseen in over a century.
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What It's About
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Viktor Orbán was given a rare opportunity in 2010. He won a supermajority in parliament, giving him a strong mandate to put Hungary on a path to development. He also received external assistance for this. The global economy boomed in the 2010s, and Hungary received an unprecedented amount of funding from the European Union, on a scale unseen in over a century. What did Viktor Orbán do with these unprecedented opportunities? To what extent did he keep the promises he made 16 years ago? This film tells that story.
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- Release date
- Feb 13, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
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- Language
- Hungarian
- Country
- Hungary
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