THE TRAIL OF CAPTIVITY

film by Emil Novák | 6 x 25 min | documentary series | (2006)

Story: Rome in the I. century AD, the most important European site of a century so rich in controversy. It could be called the "century of the split", i.e. this is the end of the old Europe and the birth of the new. This 6-part educational film, with the help of a series of lectures by the author, provides a historical, cultural and literary background to the novel Captivity by György Spiró. The novel is set in the 1st century. The protagonist is Uri, a boy with poor eyesight who lives in Rome and is unable to do manual work. Uri mysteriously becomes part of a delegation carrying the offering money from Rome to Jerusalem. Uri travels from Jerusalem to Judea and then to Alexandria. 2 years after his departure, he returns to Rome. The years then begin to pass more quickly, and by the end of the novel Uri is an old man.

Main cast: György SPIRÓ

Director: Emil NOVÁK Producer: István BODZSÁR Director of Photography: Emil NOVÁK Line Producer: Csaba PÉK Written by: György SPIRÓ

Production Company: Unio Film Distribution: Unio Film Supporters: MMK, MTV, Hungarian Film Incentive