The rise of Janos Hunyadi and his battles in the wars against the Ottomans in 15th century Europe. The series follows Hunyadi’s adventures leading to the Siege of Belgrade in 1456, a pivotal battle in which Hunyadi led the Hungarian forces to successfully repel an invasion by the Ottoman Empire. Hunyadi’s bravery and military prowess earned him the nickname ‘The White Knight of Christendom.’ The show explores Hunyadi’s life, plagued by scandal, political power plays and conspiracies between noble families from Warsaw, Rome, Belgrade and Vienna. His strongest allies are the women in his life including his life partner Elizabeth Szilagyi. Produced by BETA Film in partnership with Hungarian National Film Institute. Due to premiere on October 22, 2024.
The story takes place in the early 1900s, between the characters of a middle-class love triangle. Cecile, the beautiful bride, rushes to her fiance and instantly falls in love with an unknown man on the street, who soon turns out to be Sándor, her much-talked-about boyfriend and witness. According to the moral standards of the time, nothing can come of this love, since Sándor is an unbridled knight, whose perception excludes any relationship between Cecile and him. Although Sándor continues to visit the couple often, he also spends a lot of time abroad due to his raging emotions. Returning home from one of her trips, succumbing to rumours, Cecile feels that she is cheating on her husband. As befits a good friend, he enlightens Pál and confronts Cecile, the deceitful woman. But this is only the beginning of this story, which is full of twists and misunderstandings.
The film, set in today's Budapest, is a romantic dramedy about the lies of relationships and creation, in which the world of advertising, book publishing and social media collide with the accidental meeting of the two protagonists. As the burnt-out advertiser and the esoteric success author come into ever closer contact with each other, they become entangled in a web of their own emotions and well-constructed lies.
This story is about letting go. Sometimes we can't let go, and this might result in consequences that end in tragedy. There's only one thing we can do: face ourselves.