Made in Hungaria

Made in Hungaria is a 2009 Hungarian comedy-musical film written by István Tasnádi, Miklós Fenyő and Norbert Köbli and directed by Gergely Fonyó. Adapted from a stage musical with the same title, it follows the life of a group of teens from Hungary in the late 1960s, while the country was under Communist rule. The film received generally positive reviews.

Plot
Forced to return to Communist Hungary from America with his parents, Miki (Tamás Szabó Kimmel) brings a rebellious attitude, a trunkful of rock records, and an ambition to be the next Jerry Lee Lewis. He falls foul of the family's minder, Comrade Bigali (Peter Scherer), and is forced to perform a nationalistic folk song with Bigali's son in the school talent show. His rocking performance wins everyone over and redeems him with his friends and his girl, Vera (Tünde Kiss).

Cast

 * Tamás Szabó Kimmel as Miki
 * Tünde Kiss as Vera
 * Iván Fenyő as Röné
 * as Marina
 * Péter Scherer as Bigali
 * Tamás Dunai as Miki's father
 * Éva Vándor as Miki's mother
 * Lehel Kovács as Csipu
 * Ákos Orosz as Tripolisz
 * Vajk Szente as Kisnyirõ
 * Géza Hegedüs D. as Miltényi
 * Judit Kocsis as Miltényiné
 * Péter Egri as Brenner
 * Péter Puskás as Sampon
 * Antal Cserna as Balogh

Reception
The film was well received in Hungary and a reviewer for the Associated Press at the Cannes Film Festival described it as a "not very original storyline" redeemed by "top-notch actors", especially Kimmel, whose first lead role this was, and Scherer, who "evoke[s] pathos" despite the silliness of his role as the toadying party functionary.