Aglaya
This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the perspective of the young girl Aglaja. The story is based on real-life events, an Eastern European circus artist family that fled to the West. If they want to stay in the circus business they have to make up an exotic act. The mother spends all their money to buy a very dangerous act: hanging by her hair high up in the dome of the circus while juggling with burning torches. Every night Aglaja is terrified by the fear of losing her mother. But, on some day, she has to follow the family tradition and become the "Woman with the Hair of Steel".
Directed by Krisztina Deák · Written by Krisztina Deák
Cast
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Eszter Ónodi Sabine - Babett Jávor Aglaja - at 5
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Piroska Móga Aglaja - at 15 -
Zsolt Bogdán Tandarica -
Iván Kamarás Milo -
Piroska Molnár Frau Hitz -
Kati Lázár Frau Lili -
Cecília Esztergályos Frau Pepita -
Adél Jordán Mary -
András Bálint Roncalli - Tamás Keresztes Petru bácsi
Make it a double feature
3h 23m together
Aglaya
Meet Bill
A close match in mood and era.
