‘I Trust That God Will Forgive Us’: Hungarian Director Judit Elek Talks Animal Cruelty Accusations

Hungarian director Judit Elek addressed the biggest controversy of her career at Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam. Answering Variety’s question during the launch of “The Lady from Budapest,” a new book dedicated to her legacy, Elek opened up about a scene from her film “Memories of River,” which she still views as “essential” despite accusation of animal cruelty. In the film, inspired by an actual anti-Semitic incident back in the 1880s, as well as a trial for “ritual murder,” several sheep were burnt alive in front of the camera. “The beginning of the film is extremely brutal, because we are talking… Read Full Article