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Hajni Kis

Born January 1, 1990 · Orosháza, Hungary (age 36)

Hajni Kis (born in 1990) is a Hungarian director and scriptwriter. She first studied philosophy before moving on to film. Hajni graduated from the University of Theatre and Film Arts (Budapest, Hungary) as a director. She won numerous awards with her short films entitled “Last Call” and “Beautiful Figure.” She finished her first feature film ”Wild Roots” as part of the First Feature program of th…

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Wild Roots

Wild Roots · 2021

Tibor and Niki, father and daughter. The young girl was only five years old when they last saw each other, before Tibor was sent to prison. He is released seven years later and tries not to think about the past. Yet he can’t erase his daughter from his life and so they are compelled to start over from the beginning. Both are irresistibly charismatic, headstrong and irascible, but also determined to find a way back to one another.

Beautiful Figure

Beautiful Figure · 2015

Beautiful Figure

A high-school cleaning lady falls in love with one of the students in the school. Her love is impossible from the beginning but at this point in her life - just for a moment, she believes this can be possible and she tries to show her feelings.

Last Call

Last Call · 2018

Anikó Kárpáti is 61, and this is her last day in Budapest. She hopes for a better life with her daughter's family abroad, but first she must close everything that still connects her to Hungary. Anikó begins a mad dash through the city, but at the end of this frantic day she must face what is ahead of her – and the things she will leave behind.

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Wild Roots

Wild Roots · 2021

Tibor and Niki, father and daughter. The young girl was only five years old when they last saw each other, before Tibor was sent to prison. He is released seven years later and tries not to think about the past. Yet he can’t erase his daughter from his life and so they are compelled to start over from the beginning. Both are irresistibly charismatic, headstrong and irascible, but also determined to find a way back to one another.

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Beautiful Figure

Beautiful Figure · 2015

Beautiful Figure

A high-school cleaning lady falls in love with one of the students in the school. Her love is impossible from the beginning but at this point in her life - just for a moment, she believes this can be possible and she tries to show her feelings.

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Last Call

Last Call · 2018

Anikó Kárpáti is 61, and this is her last day in Budapest. She hopes for a better life with her daughter's family abroad, but first she must close everything that still connects her to Hungary. Anikó begins a mad dash through the city, but at the end of this frantic day she must face what is ahead of her – and the things she will leave behind.

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