The Witman Boys

The Witman Boys (Witman fiúk) is a 1997 Hungarian drama film co-written and directed by János Szász. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. At the 20th Moscow International Film Festival the film won the FIPRESCI Prize and Szász won the Silver St. George for Best Director. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

 * Maia Morgenstern - Mrs. Witman
 * Alpár Fogarasi - János Witman
 * Szabolcs Gergely - Ernö Witman
 * Lajos Kovács - Dénes Witman
 * Dominika Ostalowska - Irén
 * Péter Andorai - Endre Tálay
 * István Holl - Mihály Szladek
 * Juli Sándor - Eszti
 * Péter Blaskó - Elegant Gentleman
 * György Barkó - Dissector
 * Tamás Kalmár - Corpse Carrier
 * Zsolt Porcza - Zöldi
 * Ákos Horváth - Physical Instructor
 * Lajos Szücs - Guest
 * Sándor Kassay - Person on Duty
 * Arnold Kilin - Twin

Controversy
In 1997, the film won the Grand Prix at Film Fest Gent. However, jury member Gina Lollobrigida publicly distanced herself from the prize winner, which she deemed 'immoral'.