Chico (film)


Chico is a 2001 Hungarian movie about the life of Eduardo Rózsa Flores.

Plot

The protagonist is a man who was born in Bolivia to a Hungarian immigrant. His family fled to Chile after a coup in Bolivia, and remained in Chile until the 1973 coup, after which they fled to Hungary. After coming of age in Hungary, Chico witnesses the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s.

Production

The Croatian Ministry of Defence subsidized the production of the movie. Several Croatian actors had a part in the movie.

Reception

At the 36th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Crystal Globe and Ibolya Fekete won the Best Director Award for it.