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(Redirected from Torzók) 2001 film by Arpád Sopsits

Abandoned

Torzók
Directed by	Árpád Sopsits
Written by	Árpád Sopsits
Produced by	Ferenc Kardos László Kántor
Starring	Tamás Mészáros Szabolcs Csizmadia Attila Zsilák Péter Müller
Cinematography	Péter Szatmári
Edited by	Béla Barsi
Music by	Tamás Görgényi Peter Pejtsik
Release date	1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) (Hungarian Film Week)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Abandoned (Hungarian: Torzók) is a 2001 Hungarian film written and directed by Árpád Sopsits. It was Hungary's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

Abandoned at an orphanage by his recently divorced father, Aron endures a life full of cruelty and despair, punctuated by beating from the orphanage staff and ridicule from the other boys. His only friend is his classmate Attila, who helps him discover love and gives him strength to fight back.

References

"51 Countries In Race For Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2001-11-19. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
"74th Academy Awards - Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2008-08-07.

External links

Abandoned at IMDb

v t e Grand Prix des Amériques
1978–2000	Ligabue (1978) 1+1=3 (1979) The Stunt Man / Fontamara (1980) The Chosen (1981) Brimstone and Treacle (1982) The Go Masters (1983) El Norte (1984) Padre nuestro (1985) Betty Blue (1986) Kenny (1987) The Reader (1988) Freedom Is Paradise (1989) Fallen from Heaven (1990) Salmonberries (1991) The Dark Side of the Heart (1992) Betrayal (1993) Once Were Warriors (1994) Georgia (1995) Different for Girls (1996) Children of Heaven (1997) The Quarry / Full Moon (1998) The Color of Paradise (1999) The Taste of Others / Innocence (2000)
2001–present	Baran / Abandoned (2001) The Best Day of My Life (2002) The Cordon (2003) The Syrian Bride (2004) Off Screen (2005) A Long Walk / The Greatest Love of All (2006) Ben X / A Secret (2007) Departures (2008) Korkoro (2009) Oxygen (2010) Come as You Are (2011) Where the Fire Burns (2012) Life Feels Good (2013) Perfect Obedience (2014) Mad Love (2015) The Constitution (2016) And Suddenly the Dawn (2017) Curtiz (2018)

Grand Prix des Amériques

1978–2000

Ligabue (1978)
1+1=3 (1979)
The Stunt Man / Fontamara (1980)
The Chosen (1981)
Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
The Go Masters (1983)
El Norte (1984)
Padre nuestro (1985)
Betty Blue (1986)
Kenny (1987)
The Reader (1988)
Freedom Is Paradise (1989)
Fallen from Heaven (1990)
Salmonberries (1991)
The Dark Side of the Heart (1992)
Betrayal (1993)
Once Were Warriors (1994)
Georgia (1995)
Different for Girls (1996)
Children of Heaven (1997)
The Quarry / Full Moon (1998)
The Color of Paradise (1999)
The Taste of Others / Innocence (2000)

2001–present

Baran / Abandoned (2001)
The Best Day of My Life (2002)
The Cordon (2003)
The Syrian Bride (2004)
Off Screen (2005)
A Long Walk / The Greatest Love of All (2006)
Ben X / A Secret (2007)
Departures (2008)
Korkoro (2009)
Oxygen (2010)
Come as You Are (2011)
Where the Fire Burns (2012)
Life Feels Good (2013)
Perfect Obedience (2014)
Mad Love (2015)
The Constitution (2016)
And Suddenly the Dawn (2017)
Curtiz (2018)

v t e Hungarian submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Twenty Hours (1965) The Round-Up (1966) Father (1967) The Boys of Paul Street (1968) The Upthrown Stone (1969) Lovefilm (1970) Love (1971) Present Indicative (1972) Photography (1973) Cats' Play (1974) Adoption (1975) The Fifth Seal (1976) A Strange Role (1977) Hungarians (1978) Angi Vera (1979) Bizalom (1980) Mephisto (1981) Time Stands Still (1982) The Revolt of Job (1983) Yerma (1984) Colonel Redl (1985) Cat City (1986) Diary for My Lovers (1987) Hanussen (1988) My 20th Century (1989) Little but Tough (1990) Brats (1991) Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (1992) We Never Die (1993) Woyzeck (1994) The Outpost (1995) Vaska Easoff (1996) The Witman Boys (1997) Gypsy Lore (1998) The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1999) Glamour (2000) Abandoned (2001) Hukkle (2002) Forest (2003) Kontroll (2004) Fateless (2005) White Palms (2006) Taxidermia (2007) Iska's Journey (2008) Chameleon (2009) Bibliothèque Pascal (2010) The Turin Horse (2011) Just the Wind (2012) The Notebook (2013) White God (2014) Son of Saul (2015) Kills on Wheels (2016) On Body and Soul (2017) Sunset (2018) Those Who Remained (2019) Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020) Post Mortem (2021) Blockade (2022) Four Souls of Coyote (2023) Semmelweis (2024)

Hungarian submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Twenty Hours (1965)
The Round-Up (1966)
Father (1967)
The Boys of Paul Street (1968)
The Upthrown Stone (1969)
Lovefilm (1970)
Love (1971)
Present Indicative (1972)
Photography (1973)
Cats' Play (1974)
Adoption (1975)
The Fifth Seal (1976)
A Strange Role (1977)
Hungarians (1978)
Angi Vera (1979)
Bizalom (1980)
Mephisto (1981)
Time Stands Still (1982)
The Revolt of Job (1983)
Yerma (1984)
Colonel Redl (1985)
Cat City (1986)
Diary for My Lovers (1987)
Hanussen (1988)
My 20th Century (1989)
Little but Tough (1990)
Brats (1991)
Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (1992)
We Never Die (1993)
Woyzeck (1994)
The Outpost (1995)
Vaska Easoff (1996)
The Witman Boys (1997)
Gypsy Lore (1998)
The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (1999)
Glamour (2000)
Abandoned (2001)
Hukkle (2002)
Forest (2003)
Kontroll (2004)
Fateless (2005)
White Palms (2006)
Taxidermia (2007)
Iska's Journey (2008)
Chameleon (2009)
Bibliothèque Pascal (2010)
The Turin Horse (2011)
Just the Wind (2012)
The Notebook (2013)
White God (2014)
Son of Saul (2015)
Kills on Wheels (2016)
On Body and Soul (2017)
Sunset (2018)
Those Who Remained (2019)
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020)
Post Mortem (2021)
Blockade (2022)
Four Souls of Coyote (2023)
Semmelweis (2024)

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