Document Judgement in Hungary

UK Premiere

For three years, a film crew followed the trial of four members of a Hungarian gang accused of a series of racially-motivated murders of six Roma- including a five year old child.

It took more than a year to apprehend the culprits. Once the case went to court, it dragged on due to a lack of evidence and gross police misconduct.

The film follows the lives of three Roma families who hope the trial can give them justice for their loved ones. They want to believe that the accused will be punished and trust in the state to protect them. But can the Roma ever truly place their trust in the Hungarian justice system?

The judicial hearings on this unprecedented and bloody series of murders started in March 2011 and ended in August 2013. Despite the media frenzy surrounding it, Director Eszter Hajdu's crew were the only ones documenting every day of this socially significant and extraordinary trial.

A dark, compelling film about a struggle for justice which raised large concerns for Hungarian society as a whole in addressing the spectre of historic race hatred.

Followed by panel discussion / Q & A with director Eszter Hajdu, Claude Kahn (U.N. Human Rights Adviser), Eva Kourova (West of Scotland Regional Equality Council), and Marcela Adamova.

Grand Jury Prize, One World Film Festival 2014/ Best Film Award, Trieste Film Festival 2014/ Premier Prix, 20th Nancy-Lorraine International Film Festival/ Documentary Award, Wiesbaden goEast 2014

Document 12 International Jury Award: Nomination for Best Film