Regional Competition

Upset by his daughter Réka’s illness and her decision to keep her distance from the family, seventy-something Mihály engulfs in the memories he created with her. At his home, where this film is being shot, and where he and his family grew up, he draws from a reservoir of tangible memories: vacation slides, letters, videotapes and children’s drawings. As he nourishes them in the same way he nurtures his banana trees, they become alive, magical, and transcendental without ever breaking their silence. The film eventually becomes a go-between in an attempt to restore a lost connection. Abstract imagery and patient observations evoke a sense of transience that carries the viewer off in a maelstrom of recollections and feelings that lead to the gripping finale.