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Lajos Koltai’s ‘Semmelweis’ Brings Hungarian Moviegoers Back to Theaters
'Semmelweis,' which NFI World Sales will be selling in Berlin, has become the highest grossing Hungarian movie in local theaters in five years.
“Semmelweis,” which NFI World Sales will be selling at the European Film Market in Berlin, has become the highest grossing Hungarian movie in local theaters in five years. Set in 19th century Vienna, the film tells the story of Ignac Semmelweis, the short-tempered but passionate doctor, who delivers babies and also carries out autopsies on a daily basis while looking for the cause of puerperal fever, the mysterious epidemic that decimates patients in the hospital. “Semmelweis” was produced by Tamás Lajos at Szupermodern Filmstúdió and Joe Vida, and was supported by the National Film Institute of Hungary.
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