This film is about the relationship of a mother and her daughter, the split-up of their family, the blessing and curse of belonging together and about coming of age - all this from the perspective of the young girl Aglaja. The story is based on real-life events, an Eastern European circus artist family that fled to the West. If they want to stay in the circus business they have to make up an exotic act. The mother spends all their money to buy a very dangerous act: hanging by her hair high up in the dome of the circus while juggling with burning torches. Every night Aglaja is terrified by the fear of losing her mother. But, on some day, she has to follow the family tradition and become the "Woman with the Hair of Steel".
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Cast
11 people
Eszter Ónodi
Sabine
Known for
Houdini
Hukkle
Babett Jávor
Aglaja - at 5
No other roles listed
Piroska Móga
Aglaja - at 15
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The Whiskey Bandit
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Zsolt Bogdán
Tandarica
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Superman, Spider-Man or Batman
Dallas Pashamende
Iván Kamarás
Milo
Known for
Houdini
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Piroska Molnár
Frau Hitz
Known for
The Pillars of the Earth
Taxidermia
Kati Lázár
Frau Lili
Known for
The Man from London
Bet on Revenge
Cecília Esztergályos
Frau Pepita
Also in
You
Willy the Sparrow
Adél Jordán
Mary
Known for
My Best Friend Anne Frank
András Bálint
Roncalli
Known for
Citizen X
Gloomy Sunday
Tamás Keresztes
Petru bácsi
Known for
Bet on Revenge
Krisztina Deák Director · Aglaja Veteranyi Author Zbigniew Preisner Composer
First release October 11, 2012 · Produced in Poland, Hungary, Romania · Languages English, German, Hungarian, Romanian
Production
Opus Film
Production
Inforg Studio
Production
Hai Hui Entertainement
Production
Poland · Hungary · Romania
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Original title
Aglaja
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
English · German · Hungarian · Romanian
Release dates
Hungary · October 11, 2012
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Romania
December 7, 2012 · Theatrical
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