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The true story of an unlikely romance in a Soviet labor camp. Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young ethnic German woman away from a small village and transport them to a Soviet labor camp where they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhuman conditions. This is where Irén meets fellow prisoner Rajmund, who decides to teach her how to survive. While she is determined to return home to her little daughter and family, history and fate have a different plan: Irén and Rajmund fall in love. Based on a true story. 'Eternal Winter' is the very first feature film about the 700,000 Hungarian victims of the Soviet labor camps whose stories remained untold for over 70 years.

The true story of an unlikely romance in a Soviet labor camp. Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young ethnic German woman away from a small village and transport them to a Soviet labor camp where they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhuman conditions. This is where Irén meets fellow prisoner Rajmund, who decides to teach her how to survive. While she is determined to return home to her little daughter and family, history and fate have a different plan: Irén and Rajmund fall in love. Based on a true story. 'Eternal Winter' is the very first feature film about the 700,000 Hungarian victims of the Soviet labor camps whose stories remained untold for over 70 years.

The true story of an unlikely romance in a Soviet labor camp. Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young ethnic German woman away from a small village and transport them to a Soviet labor camp where they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhuman conditions. This is where Irén meets fellow prisoner Rajmund, who decides to teach her how to survive. While she is determined to return home to her little daughter and family, history and fate have a different plan: Irén and Rajmund fall in love. Based on a true story. 'Eternal Winter' is the very first feature film about the 700,000 Hungarian victims of the Soviet labor camps whose stories remained untold for over 70 years.

Telling a great story in 90 minutes is a challenge. Telling a great story in under 20 minutes is an act of mastery. After six months of deliberation, after viewing over 600 short films, our screeners have chosen these treasures from among the very best of the best. All are masterful works.

Telling a great story in 90 minutes is a challenge. Telling a great story in under 20 minutes is an act of mastery. After six months of deliberation, after viewing over 600 short films, our screeners have chosen these treasures from among the very best of the best. All are masterful works.