Set in 19th century Vienna, Ignac Semmelweis, a short-tempered but passionate doctor, delivers babies and carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital.
György Méhész is a debutant filmmaker from Hungary. He graduated in London, in 2023 while writing and directing his first fiction short film Nyomavész (2024). His early works included many different experimental short films while also appearing in minor roles for multiple feature films and TV series'. He is living and working in Hungary as a freelance filmmaker.