CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 1981
Son of the White Mare posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE1981 1h 21m HUN

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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Its illuminated-manuscript designs, ancient folklore, and lovingly tactile 2D animation share Son of the White Mare’s sense that myth can be told through pure colour, pattern, and motion.

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

György Cserhalmi

Fanyüvö / Vasgyúró / Kömorzsoló (voice)