Attila Till’s movie isn’t exactly a radical representation of disability, but has its heart in the right place
If you see one film about a Hungarian hitman in a wheelchair this year, make sure it’s this one. Writer-director Attila Till’s plucky comedy-drama isn’t quite the radical representation of disability it seems to think it is, but has its heart in the right place.
Non-professionals Zoltán Fenyvesi and Ádám Fekete play young men with serious mobility issues (the actors themselves are physically disabled in the exact same ways as their characters) residing in an assisted-living home. They start writing a comic book about their adventures with an older friend, Rupaszov (Szabolcs Thuróczy), a greasy-haired badass paraplegic and contract killer for a Serbian mobster (Dusán Vitanovics) who runs with a pack of rottweilers.
Continue reading...
If you see one film about a Hungarian hitman in a wheelchair this year, make sure it’s this one. Writer-director Attila Till’s plucky comedy-drama isn’t quite the radical representation of disability it seems to think it is, but has its heart in the right place.
Non-professionals Zoltán Fenyvesi and Ádám Fekete play young men with serious mobility issues (the actors themselves are physically disabled in the exact same ways as their characters) residing in an assisted-living home. They start writing a comic book about their adventures with an older friend, Rupaszov (Szabolcs Thuróczy), a greasy-haired badass paraplegic and contract killer for a Serbian mobster (Dusán Vitanovics) who runs with a pack of rottweilers.
Continue reading...
- 9/15/2017
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Attila Till’s action-comedy nominated in Efa Selection 2016.
Hungary has selected Attila Till’s Kills On Wheels as its Best Foreign Language Film submission for this year’s Academy Awards.
The feature is based on two disabled teenagers who team up with a wheelchair-bound hitman.
Szabolcs Thuróczy (Golden Life, The Wednesday Child) leads an ensemble cast that also includes Zoltán Fenyvesi and Ádám Fekete.
The film recently made the European Film Academy’s longlist for the 2016 European Film Awards.
Released in Hungarian theatres on April 28 by A Company Hungary, its international premiere was held at Karlovy Vary in July.
Till’s first feature film Panic (Pánik) premiered in 2008 at the Hungarian Film Week, where it won Best Actress.
Kills On Wheels was written by Till and produced by Judi Stalter.
The director commented: “I have met several people in wheelchairs while I was volunteering with the disabled. These personal encounters inspired me to present a story about a...
Hungary has selected Attila Till’s Kills On Wheels as its Best Foreign Language Film submission for this year’s Academy Awards.
The feature is based on two disabled teenagers who team up with a wheelchair-bound hitman.
Szabolcs Thuróczy (Golden Life, The Wednesday Child) leads an ensemble cast that also includes Zoltán Fenyvesi and Ádám Fekete.
The film recently made the European Film Academy’s longlist for the 2016 European Film Awards.
Released in Hungarian theatres on April 28 by A Company Hungary, its international premiere was held at Karlovy Vary in July.
Till’s first feature film Panic (Pánik) premiered in 2008 at the Hungarian Film Week, where it won Best Actress.
Kills On Wheels was written by Till and produced by Judi Stalter.
The director commented: “I have met several people in wheelchairs while I was volunteering with the disabled. These personal encounters inspired me to present a story about a...
- 9/1/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: France deal for Hungarian comedy-thriller Kills On Wheels about a disabled gang.
Paris-based distributor Pretty Pictures has acquired French rights to Hungarian comedy thriller Kills On Wheels ahead of its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July.
The high-octane comedy-thriller revolves around two physically disabled young men who team up with a wheelchair-using hit man to offer their services to the Mafia as assassins. They enter a surreal world of gangsters and gunfights all the while coping with their disabilities.
The deal was negotiated between Pretty Pictures founding chief James Velaise and Klaudia Androsovitz of...
Paris-based distributor Pretty Pictures has acquired French rights to Hungarian comedy thriller Kills On Wheels ahead of its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July.
The high-octane comedy-thriller revolves around two physically disabled young men who team up with a wheelchair-using hit man to offer their services to the Mafia as assassins. They enter a surreal world of gangsters and gunfights all the while coping with their disabilities.
The deal was negotiated between Pretty Pictures founding chief James Velaise and Klaudia Androsovitz of...
- 6/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Pretty Pictures nabs Hungarian comedy-thriller Kills On Wheels about a disabled gang.
Paris-based distributor Pretty Pictures has acquired French rights to Hungarian comedy thriller Kills On Wheels ahead of its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July.
The high-octane comedy-thriller revolves around two physically disabled young men who team up with a wheelchair-using hit man to offer their services to the Mafia as assassins. They enter a surreal world of gangsters and gunfights all the while coping with their disabilities.
The deal was negotiated between Pretty Pictures founding chief James Velaise and Klaudia Androsovitz of...
Paris-based distributor Pretty Pictures has acquired French rights to Hungarian comedy thriller Kills On Wheels ahead of its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July.
The high-octane comedy-thriller revolves around two physically disabled young men who team up with a wheelchair-using hit man to offer their services to the Mafia as assassins. They enter a surreal world of gangsters and gunfights all the while coping with their disabilities.
The deal was negotiated between Pretty Pictures founding chief James Velaise and Klaudia Androsovitz of...
- 6/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.