Just the Wind

Just the Wind (2012)

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Drawing inspiration from the death-squad murders of several Gypsy families in Hungary in 2008, director Bence Fliegauf's chilling and unforgettable real-life horror story follows a family whose dreams of emigration and escape are suddenly, horribly destroyed.

Date of release
2012-02-15
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Benedek Fliegauf

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

Just the Wind is a 2012 Hungarian drama film directed by Benedek Fliegauf. The film won the Jury Grand Prix at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.

Production

Filmmaker Bence Fliegauf stated that he was driven to create a movie following a series of attacks on the Roma community between 2008 and 2009, involving weapons such as Molotov cocktails, shotguns, and rifles. "I was shocked by the events, I remember waking up in my sleep with nightmares, I saw shotgun flashes," Fliegauf told Reuters.

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