NFB Collection
Revolution's Orphans
197926 min 13 secFilm: Fiction
Direction: John N. Smith
Production: Rob IvesonRoman Kroitor
Script: Laszlo GéfinJanos SzanyiJohn N. Smith
Produced by the NFB in cooperation with the CBC, ATEC of Canada, the National Museum of Man, and the National Museums of Canada.
In 1956 the Hungarian Revolution claimed 50 000 lives. Many thousands more had to flee their homeland to escape the treachery of the secret police. Clara and her father are two of these refugees, who came to Canada to settle. But both are haunted by the horrible events they have left behind. It takes the arrival of Uncle Janos from Budapest to explain to Clara the years of uncertainty and bitterness she has lived through since her childhood escape.
Other versions
Subject categories
- Foreign Countries > Conflicts and Civil WarEastern Europe and BalkansEurope
- War, Conflict and Peace > EuropeMemoirs and MemorialsNuclear Age and the Cold War
- Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > European OriginsPolitical Refugees
- Media Education > Documentary Film
- History and Citizenship Education > Issues in Society Today
- Health/Personal Development > Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
- History > World History
Credits
- director
- John N. Smith
- producer
- Rob Iveson
- Roman Kroitor
- script
- Laszlo Géfin
- Janos Szanyi
- John N. Smith
- camera
- David De Volpi
- sound
- Jacques Drouin
- editing
- Peter Wintonick
- sound editing
- Les Halman
- music
- Richard Gresko
- cast
- Bronwen Mantel
- Septimiu Sever
- Maruska Stankova
- Rudi Lipp
Awards
- Bronze Hugo - Category: Short Subject - DramaInternational Film Festival
- Genie Award for Best Performance by a Lead Acor to Rudi LippGenie Awards