László Csáki
Pelikan Blue
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Pelikan Blue

Pelikan Blue

László Csáki

2023
80 min.
Hungary
Hungarian
Subtitles: Catalan and English

In the Hungary of the 90s, travelling is finally possible but unaffordable. By forging international train tickets, three young men experience the outside world.

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Direction
László Csáki
Production
Umbrella
Synopsis

Hungary's first feature animated documentary takes viewers back to the post-Iron Curtain era of the 1990s, when travel to Western Europe became exorbitantly expensive. The film explores the phenomenon of international train ticket forgery. At the core of the narrative are three friends who devise an ingenious method for forging tickets, enabling them to offer affordable travel options to an entire generation yearning for freedom. Employing household detergents, they successfully remove information written on the tickets by blue-coloured Pelikan carbon paper, making it possible to alter the destinations. Initially, everything runs smoothly; however, freedom comes at a price. As an increasing number of individuals begin traveling with forged tickets, the risk increases. Though the trio takes precautions, the authorities launch an investigation.

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László Csáki

László Csáki

Visual artist, animator and animation film director

László Csáki is an independent visual artist, animator and animation film director, well known for h...

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2023
PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Edició 2023
2023
Torino Film Festival
Edició 2023
2023
The International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes or International Documentary Festival FIPADOC
Edició 2023
László Csáki
Pelikan Blue
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