The Citizen
The heart-wrenching story of The Citizen begins with a citizenship exam, where the examination committee rigorously questions a middle-aged African man. No matter how beautifully he recites Hungarian poetry, Wilson, a political refugee in his late fifties, fails the exams for the umpteenth time, because he doesn’t know where the periodical ‘Magyar Közlöny’ got its name from, and what the Corvinae are. Moreover, inspired by Vörösmarty’s poem, the committee chairman even questions his reasons for leaving his mother country. Wilson argues that his reasons include his fellow citizens cutting pregnant women in half, yet he doesn’t manage to soften the heart of the committee members.
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Roland Vranik Director · Iván Szabó Writer Imre Juhász Cinematographer
First release January 26, 2017 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Az állampolgár
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Hungary
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Original title
Az állampolgár
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · January 26, 2017
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No release date listed for United States.
Indonesia
May 5, 2018 · Premiere · Europe on Screen
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