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The Trap

The Trap

The wasted opportunities of the Orbán era

2026 · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Máté Fuchs · Written by András Pethő

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