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Explanation for Everything — Exclusive Premiere and Post-Screening Director Q&A with Gábor Reisz
November 23 @ 2:00 pm - 5:15 pm
| $10 – $18
Join us for the Boston premiere of the award-winning Hungarian film Explanation for Everything — followed by a live Q&A with director Gábor Reisz.
Winner of Best Film at the Venice, Chicago, and Munich Film Festivals, this critically acclaimed international drama is a sharp, funny, and deeply human coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of a divided society.
Synopsis: It’s summer in Budapest. Ábel, a high school senior, should be studying for his final exams — but he’s just realized he’s hopelessly in love with his best friend, Janka. Studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab – who had a previous confrontation with Ábel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarized society come unexpectedly to the surface when Ábel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
Directed by Gábor Reisz, Explanation for Everything (2023) runs approximately 152 minutes.
Why attend?
Experience European award-winning cinema in Boston, with top honors from Venice, Chicago, and Munich Film Festivals
Meet acclaimed director Gábor Reisz in a post-screening Q&A and hear about his creative process
Critically praised as “an astute and drily funny satire,” blending humor, romance, and social insight
