Gabor Reisz Explores Bipolar Hungarian Politics in Venice Selection ‘Explanation for Everything’
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The bipolar nature of Hungary’s politics and the country’s education system are the targets of Gábor Reisz’s “Explanation for Everything,” which world premieres in the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons strand.
The film is Reisz’s third feature after the acclaimed “Some Inexplicable Reason” (2014) and “Bad Poems” (2018). Set in summer in Budapest, “Explanation for Everything” follows high school student Abel, who is struggling to focus on his final exams while coming to the realization that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka.
The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab — who had a previous confrontation with Abel’s conservative father.
The tensions of a polarized society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel’s history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
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