1 is the first featured film of the Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 director/production designer Pater Sparrow

Pater Sparrow

Pater Sparrow is a Hungarian filmmaker and production designer. He graduated from London Film School as a director with a production designer distinction...

. It is inspired by the science fiction novel by Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 writer Stanisław Lem.

Plot

A bookshop renowned for its rare works is mysteriously and completely filled with copies of a book entitled 1, which doesn't appear to have a publisher or author. The strange almanac describes what happens to the whole of humanity in the space of a minute. A police investigation begins and the bookshop staff are placed in solitary confinement by the Bureau for Paranormal Research (RDI - Reality Defense Institute). As the investigation progresses, the situation becomes more complex and the book increasingly well known, raising numerous controversies. Plagued by doubts, the protagonist has to face facts: reality only exists in the imagination of individuals.

Festivals & Awards

The film debut at the 40th Hungarian Film Week where won 5 awards: 'Best Cinematography', 'Best Editor', 'Best Visual Design', 'Best Producer', and received the 'Best First Feature Film' award from the Student Jury.

Also won the Hungarian Film Critics Award in 2010 for best visual achievement.

'Best Director' and 'Best Actor' for Zoltán Mucsi at the 30th Fantasporto International Film Festival.

'Best Director' at the 20th FanCine International Filmfestival Malaga

'Best Sci-Fi feature at the 5th Cinefantasy Film Festival in San Paulo.

'Audience Award' at the 16th International Festival of Young Filmmakers in Granada and at the 7th Fresh Film Fest in Praha.

Official selections:

42nd SITGES International Film Festival of Fantastic Films / 'New Visions - Discovery' section,

Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival 'European' and '7th Orbit' competition,

The London International Festival Of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film,

Festival International du Film Policier de Liege,

Göteborg International Film Festival,

New York Lincoln Center/ Hungarian Film Festival,

SFF-rated Athens Intl Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival,

Triest S+F International Film Festival.

Bradford International Film Festival,

Oslo International Film Festival,

Brussels EuroCine 27 Festival

Israel Icon Film Festival

Ourense International Independent Film Festival

Fantasy Montreal International Film Festival

Montevideo Fantastic Film Festival

External links

• Review on QuietEarth
• http://endandend.com/sol.php?id=18 at End And End Image
• http://opium.org.pl/2009/10/15/lem-hungarian-two-good-friends-an-interview-with-pater-sparrow-the-director-of-1/ Opium interview with Pater Sparrow
• http://www.fucine.com/network/fucinemute/core/index.php?url=sommario.php FuCine interview with Pater Sparrow
• http://endandend.com/images/upload/1.pdf The Room interview with Pater Sparrow, Fruzsina Lányi, and Judit Varga