Jupiter's Moon
2017 film by Kornél Mundruczó
Jupiter's Moon (Hungarian: Jupiter holdja) is a 2017 Hungarian thriller film directed by Kornél Mundruczó and written by Kata Wéber. The film's title refers to the fourth largest moon of the planet Jupiter, the cold and icy Europa. Starring Merab Ninidze and Zsombor Jéger, it follows Aryan, a Syrian refugee in Budapest, who suddenly develops a levitating power.
The film had its world premiere in the Main Competition of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2017, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. It was theatrically released in Hungary on 8 June 2017.
Plot
Aryan Dashni from Homs, Syria, and his father are part of a group of refugees trying to cross the Hungarian border via boat. During the border crossing, Aryan and his father lose their papers and are separated when the group is discovered by a border guard unit and chaos ensues. Aryan is shot several times by police officer László, but instead of dying he mysteriously obtains the power to levitate. When he falls back down to earth he is apprehended and brought to the hospital ward of the closest refugee camp.
Gábor Stern is a doctor who works at the hospital ward of the refugee camp.
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