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THE ÁBEL TREM CASE
Everybody is here ?
We are going down !
Baccalaureate of Ábel Trem
Are you recording?
Yes, but don't worry, This is not an interview,
If I quote you, I must have a trace,
First, tell me about yourself,
Who are you, what do you do, this kind of things,
All right,
My name is Ábel Trem,
I'm 18 years old,
I passed the baccalaureate this year, Finally,,,
On Monday, Ábel realizes that he is in love
Lake Balaton is great, We should go there this summer,
Don't you give a damn??
You didn't answer,
Ahhh I can't take it anymore
You revise ?
I make jam
Good evening dad,
What happened to the fridge?
- How so ? - The whole kitchen is flooded,
Were you the one who unplugged it?
Yes,,,
Why is there so much water?
I don't know,
So who can know?
Were you the one who unplugged it?
- Yes it's me, - And why ?
Because he was running away, It was already flowing,
Good, So plug it back in,
All right,
So,
You can go,
Grasshopper !
I forgot where I was,
You asked me if there will be any questions about the 21st century,
Obviously !
I asked Ábel,
There is this topic:
"the functioning of the European Parliament in the 21st century",
GOOD, So let's see,
Who is the Hungarian Finance Minister?
-Varga, - But there are 2 Varga,
- It's true ! - Mihály Varga,
Yes, Mihály Varga,
A tall, elegant guy, with glasses,
I hope you won't recognize them in photos,
And who was the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher?
She was president of England,
No, the president is at the White House,
She was Prime Minister,
By the way, who is the president of the United States?
- It's Biden, - Yes ! That old Biden!
The French president?
-Emmanuel Macron, - Exact,
A difficult question,
Von der Leyen,
Ursula?
The President of the European Commission,
All right,
Name, date and event, With that, you'll have the average,
Jakab won't screw you if you know these 3 things,
- Show your jam, - Seriously, stop!
Please,
- I'm not going into the kitchen, - Go to FaceTime,
I have a bad face!
You're not Gina Lollobrigida,
Who is it ?
I don't know,
My father always says that when my mother thinks she's ugly,
Wait, I have to write it down,
How was it ? Gina Lollo,,,
Lollobrigida,
Whore ! No, Janka!
You need to revise!
Ábel, I'll leave you,
Remember 3 things, ok?
Just 3 things,
Kisses !
Hi,
Monday, György thinks of Tuesday
Did you have a bad dream?
I don't remember it,
Maybe it was a nightmare,
- Hello, sorry for the delay! - Good morning,
- Jenő Béresi, - György Trem, hello,
- Could we add yellow? - Of course,
A bit more,,,
No, Sorry, this is too much,
A little less,
So,
- Roughly, - All right,,,
Are you already on color? Have you made that much progress?
We found the right color,
So much the better,
Can you give me more information about this house?
What kind of house do you imagine?
A very beautiful house,
With vaults, curves and dry stones,
The roof has a curved shape, the
entrance steps are made of stone,
The foundations, covered with dry stones,
Inside there is a fireplace,
Sorry, what is the budget?
- 100 million, right? - Yes !
To the left of the fireplace,
there is a beautiful wooden
staircase which leads to the first floor,
There is access to the balcony,
which is also vaulted, with a 3-leaf glass door,
Of course, the living room ceiling is also,,,
Sorry, can I interrupt you?
Your ideas are very precise,
as if it were an existing building,
Well,,, Actually, yes!
Yes,
So you've seen this house already built, right?
Yes,
Can you show us a photo?
I have photos on my old phone, but,,,
Maybe I can show you,,,
an article where she appears,,,
There ! There it is,
Is this a joke?
I worked in this house,
I took care of the swimming pool, I'm in love with it,
Are you kidding?
No ! I have money,
I earned it and I also inherited it,
I love this house and I dream of it,
So you want a carbon copy
of the Foreign Minister's house,
Well,,, actually, yes,
You know, Mr,
Szijjártó's house is
well beyond your current budget,
Yes, I thought about it,
Plus, my land is much smaller,
I said to myself,,,
Can't we make one smaller?
- Hi, - What's new ?
- He revises, - I hope so,
- I just spoke to him, - GOOD,
- Don't worry, - Are there any errands to run?
I found a good job,
In which office?
- In Denmark, - Denmark?
I can't take it anymore from here!
People are disgusting, they hate everything,
My mother is a doctor, treated like a slave,
- On the tram, there are only weirdos, - Calm down, Balázs!
I met Fruzsi, She is pregnant,
That's what's driving you crazy!
We'll see about that later, then,
Go scan these plans instead,
Holy shit!
What is this shit?
Hi Dad,
Were you the one who turned off the fridge?
No,
So it turned off on its own?
Is he connected, at least?
I watch,
It's connected,,, Now,
- This fridge is rotten, - You're right !
Do you know how much it costs? We're not going to buy one every month,
Did you revise?
Of course, I'm going back,
Abel, wait!
Here, some chocolate,
THANKS,
Whore !
That's it, it's going to burn!
It made a lot of water, but it’s good for professionals!
- Hello, Gyuri! - Hi,
What is this smell?
But turn on the hood,
It stinks throughout the building,
That's it, I turned it on,
Did the kid revise?
I hope so, He is in his bedroom,
- Give me that, - No, I'll do it!
- I cut the tomatoes, - No need, I'll take care of it,
Sweetie, do you want to do everything alone?
Go change, You have the bathroom to yourself,
- Ok, I need to hang out the laundry, - Not now,
Fried eggs, it is eaten hot,
- They don't look like English people, - They must be Norwegians,
Maybe they just arrived,
They haven't seen anything of the city yet,
I envy them, in fact,,,
They will go along Mészöly Street, then turn to the left
and arrive at Gellért Square,
There, they will see the Liberty Bridge all lit up,
This whole beautiful city,
Unless that idiot mayor screws it up,
I was going to tell you that what you say is beautiful,
but you always bring everything back to politics,
- Can't you stop? - Yet that's what it's all about,
Soon, entire countries will fall,
A country cannot fall, György,
He rests on the earth, Countries are land,
Ok, I'm going to bed,
As long as we survive tomorrow,,,
One of Jakab's Mondays
Peti! Excuse me, Peti!
- No problem, - Sorry,
Come on, Peti, let's go home!
Dorka!
Wait, wait!
What ?
I had to have the car,
When did you tell me?
I have the Hargitay interview, I told you,
So what ?
I have to pick up Magis,
- Who is it ? - The cameraman,
I really need the car,
Do you want me to take the bus with the kids?
But I told you, We talked about it,
No, but I don't believe it!
You do everything at the last minute,
Johanna is going to be late, Teó is already late,
Wait, go down the other side,
- Should I call you a taxi? - Let go !
- When do you finish your interview? - Around 17H,
It's going to get stuck,
Teó comes out of music theory at 4:45 p,m,
Johanna has swimming pool until 5 p,m, It's not the same neighborhood,
Dad will pick you up, okay?
Is this revenge or what?
Revenge ? We have to get the children back,
Mr, Historian can fit that into his schedule, damn it!
Excuse me !
I thought I told you that,
Sorry for saying “shit”,
- Good interview! - OK Bye,
Great !
1, 2, 3 and,,,
Hello Sir,
Hello, Janka!
Are you bringing it back to me?
Yes, I didn't finish it, but I liked it,
Did you take notes?
Uh no,
I've just,,,
No,
Damage,
Sir, I want to be with you,
- Pardon ? - I want to be with you,
I don't care about the age difference,
It's not 19 years that will separate us,
These social conventions
that come between us,,,
It is not normal, I know what I feel,
I've felt this way since I saw
you 4 years ago, and I've
never felt this way about anyone,
Well,,,
Thank you for telling me, I respect your feelings, Janka,
But it's not just these 19 years that separate us,
What else, then?
In a couple, there are two of us,
If I understand, I'm supposed to be one of the two,,,
And I have a wife and two children,
We are a family,
You know, everyone likes you in high school,
But that you had a
family, no one knew,
We didn't see them at the high school dances,
So what ? I do not see the link,
Some people think you're gay, sir,
I know not,
What they think, it does not interest me,
Some teachers mix private life and work,
But not me, It's a principle,
It won't change,
All right but,,,
you don't find me attractive?
No,
I do not want hurt you,
In my opinion, you are an intelligent girl,
But I don't see you as a woman,
I'm sorry,
I see,
Alright,
Here we are on Széna Square,
Do you often return to where you fought against Soviet tanks?
No, I have lived in Göd for a long time,
If you want to know what I remember,
I can tell you that I remember everything,
You participated in demonstrations from October 23, 1956
or did you join the protesters later?
You should phrase your question differently:
at what point in your intellectual thinking did you arrive
to formulate this famous “No”?
Yes, but, it is important to mention
the stages of the revolution and demonstrations,
Their organization was not completely conscious,
but it was nevertheless a success
until the Soviet army attacked Hungary,
It would be nice if we could go into a little more detail,
If that's what interests you,,,
I had eaten ravioli, that night,
I remember exactly what they tasted like,
The 23 ?
October 24,
I could not sleep,
so I made the wall
and I joined the heroes of Széna Square,
- The 24th? - Yes,
The evening of the 24th?
You are ignorant, my word, Yes !
I understand, And after ?
Afterwards, we pushed a wagon,
from Budapest-Déli station,
To make a barricade, I was there,
And all this happened on the 24th?
The 25th, finally! It couldn't have happened on the 24th!
The shootings in Parliament, at the radio headquarters,,,
There was no military strategy,
Excuse me,
The HQ on Széna Square was set up on the 26th, right?
Really ? Were you there?
The barricade, the wagon, it took place later, on the 27th,
If you are so knowledgeable, what are you expecting from me ?
I just want to set things straight,
It's over, You are crossing the line!
Sorry,
You're begging me to come!
After, you have the nerve to arrive late
and you are lecturing me!
- I did not want to,,, - Screw you !
I'm sorry !
Dad ?
Dad !
Oh, big guy!
Did he spill something?
Yes of course,
- Pardon, - It doesn't matter,
And shit,
It's just water!
Give me 5 minutes, okay?
Let me work for 5 minutes,
Ok, Let Dad work,
- Your homework ? - Facts,
All right,
No one else had any conflict with him,
I think it's because of my father,
- I don't know, - OK !
- It went ? - Yes, it was very good,
- Did you cut it? - I'm so stupid,
Tuesday: Ábel in the woods
Bori has just come out, I'll come later,
Can you tell me something, anything ?
- What ? - Something that keeps my mind busy,
All right,
I have new shoes,
My mother bought them without me,
- They're cool, right? - No, I hate them,
They give me blisters, and,,,
I look like a lawyer,
From a lawyer?
And does it bother you that people take you for someone else?
I don't want to be put in a box,
“You prefer to tear down the walls,”
What ?
Nothing, it's a rap song,
Janka Szabadi,
We cross fingers,
Abel Trem,
Abel!
THANKS,
- Good morning, - Good morning,
What subject did you shoot?
Number 6,
"The Industrial Revolution in the Modern Age",
I'm sorry, but I don't
know about this topic,
Are you sure, Abel?
- Are you sure? - I think so,
Want to shoot another topic?
Yes,
Very well, it is possible, but I must inform
you that you cannot have more than 10,
All right ?
My subject is the Age of Great Discoveries,
This period took place between
the 15th and 17th centuries,
The beginning of these discoveries
is attributed to Christopher
Columbus who first landed on the
island of Hispaniola on October 12, 1492,
However, the Portuguese,,,
The children of southern planters
treated African children like living toys,
Your speaking was exceptional, Exceptional!
Mr, Maár, that was admirable!
I am very proud of you, Janka,
I would like to thank you for your service,
You shouldn't cry!
It was great, really,
Abel Trem!
What is your subject?
Julius Caesar,
What's wrong, Abel?
Would you like a glass of water?
Abel,
Look at me,
Just relax, okay?
Breathe well, calm down and start,
What period are we talking about?
Do you want an atlas?
What's wrong, Abel?
Abel,
Why do you wear a cockade?
Pardon, Do you want to sit down?
No thanks, stay seated,
I see you're graduating,
And that there are still true patriotic Hungarians,
Hello dad,
You're already back,,,
Yes,
Son, can you explain to me what happened?
Speak, finally! Have you lost your language or something?
You failed your baccalaureate!
But who fails their baccalaureate?
First, I came across
the industrial revolution,
The industrial Revolution, so what ?
And that was the subject that,,,
It's not that I didn't know, it's just,,,
the subject I was dreading and,,,
So, quickly, I asked to draw another one,
And the second subject?
The 2nd industrial revolution?
No,,,
Julius Caesar and the,,,
“Julius Caesar and the”?
And the,,,
You don't even remember the title of the topic!
Do you know who failed their baccalaureate here?
Person,
Really no one,
Even your retarded cousin managed to get it,
It's shame !
And Julius Caesar, that didn't do anything either,
Did you know nothing?
- You didn't know anything, - But if,,,
- I knew, but,,, - But what ?
You told yourself you'd rather be a garbage collector, right?
Rummaging through trash all your life!
- You weren't there, dad! - I was not here ?
I got my baccalaureate! Like the whole family,
But you weren't there, dad!
This teacher has been bothering me for 6 months,
since your argument at the parent-teacher conference,
Already before, I couldn't blame him,
- What is this bullshit ? - It's not bullshit,
All right,
So what did you say about Julius Caesar?
I couldn't place one, he hasn't stopped pissing me off!
Jakab,,, He hates me, He hates us,
- He's blocking, - That's it, So, you messed up,
It's because of that, Dad,
Because of that !
He was making fun of me, “the son
of that bastard who votes for Orbán”,
He kept making fun of my cockade,
What are you talking about there?
- I forgot to remove it, - The cockade?
You weren't there, dad!
He even asked me what it was,,,
What did he ask you?
He said to me: “Why are
you wearing that cockade?”
I have to go now,
During the exam?
What ?
Did he ask you that during the exam?
Yes yes,
But you're wrong about the industrial revolution,,,
- Hi,,, - Hi Mom,
- I go, - Wait, your father called me,
He told me everything,
Look at me,
Look me in the eyes !
Is all this true?
This cockade story?
Yes, I have to go,
Hi !
- Hi, - Good morning !
Ábel, where have you been?
At my house, Where is Janka?
Out there, somewhere,
She's completely screwed,
- Are you okay? - Yes thanks,
Janka,,,
How are you ?
How are you,
Janka,,,
I love you,
It's bad that you're not coming to college,
Yeah,,,
When is the catch-up?
No idea,
Didn't you even look at the dates?
What stupidity to not even have released something,
I know,
What's the biggest stupid thing you've ever done?
The biggest bullshit?
No idea,
Máté offered to feed the seagulls on the Marguerite Bridge,
My biggest stupidity, is to have fallen in love with Jakab,
I'm really too stupid,
So you won't come?
No, I'll be at a festival, with my sister,
And you ?
What ?
What's your biggest stupidity? You started it,
Well then,,,
I don't know,
I don't think I've done my biggest stupid thing yet,
That's it,
Okay, I'm going home,
I am tired,
Thanks for walking me home,
Don't mention it,
Hi,
Hello, Bullshit!
Tuesday: The many silences of Jakab
Jakab, we missed the wake-up call,
Oh fuck,,,
Children! Standing !
Mom and Dad didn't wake up, standing !
Teo! Jojo !
Poop, pee, brush your teeth!
Jakab, pass me the butter and the sausage,
A moment, I try to open my eyes,
Can you leave the car in front of the school?
There's more butter,
I bought some yesterday, Look better,
Ah, there he is,
He's still in the same place,
- So, is it possible? - The car ?
Teó, you're up, I hope,
Excuse me for this delay,
Good morning,
Marta,,,
I apologize, hello!
- It's nothing, - Marci, sorry,
Glad that Mr Maár is finally with us,
Let's go!
Máté, excuse me,
You can start,
I am going to talk about the emergence of the bipolar world,
I'd like to start with the background,
After 1945, At the end of World War II,
the world order changed and Europe was
divided into two: the Soviet bloc and the
Western bloc headed by the United States,
It was the same in businesses to limit the number of Jews,
No Jew could be a member of the party,
Between the 15th and 19th centuries,
approximately 20 million Africans were sent to America,
If necessary, take 5 more minutes to review your notes,
Thinkers looked for what
could be good for society,
This is how the existing political currents were born,
Perhaps the most important is
liberalism, with its principles
of liberty and equality for all,
The goal of conservatism
is the preservation of
our principles and culture,
Say, we couldn't give him his baccalaureate, to this kid?
No,
I can still modify his rating,
Listen, Marci,,,
We tried everything to help him, he didn't say anything,
He didn't place one,
It will lower our statistics,
- Okay, see you later,,, - See you,
When György's Tuesday turns
sour So you've already signed, Great !
I hire you, I train you, I teach
you everything and you leave,
Amazing ! Could you explain to me what's wrong?
All,
Stop that, it's bullshit,
Freedom, That's your problem,
I knew you wouldn't understand,
I want to move forward, see that I am moving forward,
Move on, then! I do not know,
Go to Denmark,
Let's all go to Denmark! The whole country should go,
When we get tired of it, we will take our cliques
and our slaps and we will go to the United States,
And then we'll go to Madagascar, Or on Mars,
My father wanted to be an architect, but he got fired,
He came from an aristocratic family so
they kicked him out just because of his past,
In 1956 he could
have left, but he stayed,
If he had left, he would have lost his fight,
And he had a family here, us,
He worked on construction sites despite his diploma!
He was carrying cement,
He built communism!
At the time, you weren't born, but he also built this for you,
Then he worked on the renovation of the Liberty Bridge,
We will never have the end of the story,
but he apparently fell after drinking too much,
He died under the Liberty Bridge,
Since then, I have been proud of him because he stayed here,
So when a little hipster comes to tell me about Denmark,
It’s him I’m thinking of,
SO ? Do you have any information?
Okay, we'll wait,
Hi,
He went out ?
What are the results?
Tell me,
Did he mess up?
Well, we'll talk about it at home,
What's wrong with this faucet?
Dad ?
Are you back yet?
I hear this clicking sound,
I feel pressure, Here,
I have trouble breathing
and I feel dizzy,
But, are you okay?
Yeah,,,
I have a throbbing headache,
The little one got stuck in the bin,
Abel?
In history,
He has this history teacher, I think I already told you about it,
It must be said that it is at least
an asshole,
A real,
He taught them the Shoah from A to Z:
The Son of Saul, the House of Terror,,,
Serious !
Didn't I tell you?
They visited the exhibition on the Holocaust
extensively, but had no time for the victims of communism,
As if those 40 years didn't count,
A film from the 60s, a punk song, and it's gone,
That's all, he doesn't care,
Really,
I had to tell you about this guy,
We had a fight at a parent-teacher meeting,
Well,,,
Certainly
a young leftist, if I'm not mistaken,
He is barely 40 years old,
You don't know the best one,
Ábel had a cockade on his jacket,
A cockade?
Yes, he had forgotten to take it off,
He says that's why he failed,
They pissed him off with that,
Ábel is not a prodigy, but he is far from stupid,
The teacher even asked him: “What is this cockade?”
“What is this cockade?”
I'm going to take my blood pressure, Me too,
Stop moving for a moment,
Every day they vomit on us,
The Belgians, the
Germans, the French,,,
We are Nazis,
Or communists, It depends on the days,
But Hungarians, that,,,
I just wonder,,,
What will become of my son?
Good evening,
Or hello,
At 9 Török Ignác Street, please,
Thank you so much,
Goodbye, doctor,
- Good morning, - Hi,
Sorry to disturb you, My name is Erika Hajnal,
-Anna Aulich, - Nice to meet you,
It is a bit embarrassing,,,
We are neighbors, I live on the floor below,
and I heard like a,,,
Are the walls that thin?
No, the window was open,
You know, the one in the bathroom,
On the inner courtyard?
Erika - Thursday
Hello, I'm Erika Hajnal,
journalist at Hungarian Days,
This will seem strange to you, but,,,
I got your number from your hairdresser,
That's it,
You had a passenger the day before yesterday
who told you about a young person who passed the baccalaureate,
- The boy with the cockade? - Yes that's it,
Do you happen to know his name?
Who are you again?
I am Erika Hajnal, journalist at Hungarian Days,
Do you write about this?
I don't want my name to appear,
No not at all, Finally Yes,
I'm writing an article, but this is a private conversation,
Not an interview,
I see,,,
He was a doctor,
I took it in Újpest, Király street,
I think he's the son of one of his patients,
I think,
I'm looking for information on a young person
who wore a cockade during the baccalaureate exam,
Great, so it’s you!
Hungarian Days,
Yes thanks, We do our best,
An article,
Could you repeat the name?
György Trem, And the son?
Abel,,,
Hello, Sandor!
I know we have a meeting, but I have a strong subject and,,,
Yes hello,
Listen, I don't have time,
I'll tell you more this afternoon, at the inauguration,
The commemorative plaque, okay,
I'll be there at 2 p,m, Yes !
Good morning !
Good morning,
- Good morning, - Yes hello,
I don't know if I'm in the right
place, but maybe you can help me,
Is Ábel Trem a good student at this high school?
Are you from the police?
No not at all !
- I'm writing an article about the baccalaureate, - I see,
Thank you for your interest,
The problem, is that in these
cases, we can only respond to
you in writing because we have to,,,
request authorization from the administration,
Which administration?
The rectorate,
Here is the principal, maybe he can,,,
- Good morning, - Can I help you ?
Madame is a journalist and she wants to
write an article about the baccalaureate,
You cannot make a statement without authorization,
I didn't know it,
Each staff declaration must have the approval of the rectorate,
- For which newspaper? - Hungarian Days,
Hungarian Days,,,
I want to write about the Ábel Trem affair,
Why on that?
Instead, write about our brand new gymnasium,
He wore a cockade,
- Pardon ? - Yes,
This cockade would be the main cause of its failure,
It's ridiculous,
But as you know, I am not allowed to express myself,
Not recording?
- With your phone? - No,
This is a private conversation, nothing official,
If you want to use this, then,,,
Don't use it, okay?
Yes, it is noted,
- Sorry to have disturbed you, - I have to go,
Hello, Abel, Erika Hajnal speaking,
I am a journalist and I would like to ask you,,,
Am I bothering you ?
Hello, Sandor,
I arrived too late,
Sorry,
If I wanted to bullshit you, I would tell you I was sick,
A high school student failed his baccalaureate
at Dsida high school because he wore a cockade,
What do you mean, “so what”? It's a concrete subject,
We have to publish it, We are in the middle of the baccalaureate period,
Either tonight or tomorrow morning,
Hello ? Hello, Mr, Maár,
My name is Erika Hajnal,
I am journalist, Am I disturbing you ?
I am writing an article about the Ábel Trem history test,
Don't want to or can't?
Hungarian Days,
I know you can't answer, but it's important,
It's a public affair because of the cockade,
I see, it's a shame,
Perhaps I will contact you again,
Abel?
- Good morning, - Hi,
Erika, I'm the one who contacted you,
Thanks for coming,
Sorry, I'm late,
- It's nothing, - A shitty day,
- Did you wait long? - No,
- Can I have a cigarette? - Of course,
Good morning, Do you want?
A coffee and a glass of water,
This is a non-smoking area,
It's indicated there, There are ashtrays there,
- Sorry, I didn't see it, - That's crazy !
Come on, let's move before we get beaten up,
Can you take this?
He didn't even take my order,
A real savage! At home, it's the same,
Amazing,
- What do you mean at your place? - Cluj, Romania,
Cool !
Yeah,,,
Good,,,
SO,,,
Are you recording?
Yes, but don't worry, This is not an interview,
If I quote you, I must have a trace,
- To cover myself, - All right,
First, tell me about yourself,
Who are you, what do you do, this kind of things,
All right,
Well, my name
is Ábel Trem,
I'm 18 years old,
I passed the baccalaureate this year, Well, I didn't,,,
How did the rest go? Apart from the story?
The other subjects went well,
I got 18 in literature,
- That's great ! - No sorry,
18 is in art history,
It is good too,
15 in literature,
And 12 in math,
That's great, I'm bad at math,
- Congratulations, that's good, - THANKS,
So you wore a cockade?
- Yes, - For what ?
In fact, I forgot to remove it from my jacket
after the national holiday on March 15th,
She remained pinned,
It is abused,
What is being abused?
Once, on March 15, my father
was slapped on the back of the head,
It was a long time ago,
He has been hit ?
Hit, yes,
I did not see it, I was little when they told me about it,
I wasn't there, you see?
But it also happened in Hungary under communism,
Regardless, it's abused,
Tell me about this teacher,
Subject: He wore a cockade Good evening, Sándor!
Attached is the article on the student with the cockade,
I am waiting for your return, Erika,
Tell,
- Alright ! - Tell me, What happened ?
Mom told you,
I want to hear it from you,
Okay, I started smoking,
For what ?
I know it's stupid to ask, but why ?
Because,
What good does smoking do you?
It'll ruin your voice, your skin, your lungs,,,
You will catch all the colds, your immune system will fail,,,
I know all that, I'm not going to smoke for the rest of my life,
Wait a minute,
I go down for a second,
Hello ?
- Hi, Erika, - Hello, Sandor! SO ?
Your article is very good, well done,
Serious ? Did you like it?
We'll publish it tomorrow,
We put it on one,
That's great !
Does it remain as is or do I need to complete it?
We're going to rework it a little,
I need to find a title for it,
that I make some modifications, that I write an intro,
But otherwise, it's really good,
I can take it back, if you want, It would be my pleasure,
I'm taking care of it, the article is in front of me,
Instead, go and rest,
- Are you sure ? - Yes,
Alright,
- Tomorrow then, - Thank you so much,
Good night ! Bye,
Goodbye to you too,
Bye,
Did I hear that correctly?
Apparently yes,
Congratulations, my daughter!
But that won't protect you from the dangers of tobacco,
- It's good ! - I congratulate you !
THANKS !
Friday
Hi, Erika,
- Hi, - Listen,,, It's Abel,
Hello, Abel,
Well, I just
saw your article,
Is there a problem?
- No, it's just,,, - Yes ?
It's just the title, that's a bit of an exaggeration,
It was the editor-in-chief who chose it,
Editor-in-chief ?
I couldn't do anything, Finally, there it is,
So it's not possible to modify it?
He is the one who chooses the titles, we don't have a say,
A student failed the history baccalaureate because of a cockade,
reports Jours Hungarians,
According to the newspaper, the student took his history
oral exam at Dsida high school with a cockade on his jacket,
His teacher would have questioned him on this
subject and the jury would have sanctioned him,
according to comments collected by the newspaper,
Neither the school nor the teacher involved has made a statement,
But how could this happen, Jakab?
Damn, does that make you laugh? No problem !
Do you realize what that means?
I'm the one who's going to have to talk to his father,
And I'm the one who's going to type messages from,,,
Do you know where these messages are going to come from?
You'll laugh less when you get fired,
We'll see if you'll have a laugh,
It will be less funny!
- Finally, Marci,,, - Shut up !
Stop it, damn it!
He forgot the cockade on his jacket,
It was neither a political gesture nor a right-wing demonstration,
They say it in the article,
We need to issue a statement,
A statement on what?
A statement on,,,
But I don't fucking know! Maybe an apology from you,
Anikó, the choir is rehearsing?
In June for the start of the September school year?
Aniko! Serious ?
I can not believe,,,
Marta!
You were there, tell what happened,
Well, so, yes,,,
I understand your tension, sir,
It's going to crescendo, I see it,
And I also see the importance of the situation,
Effectively,
he wore a cockade,
But it is also true,,,
that this boy,,,
did not open his mouth,
They're going to smash us,
Whereas I,
I was planning renovations,
a bicycle room,
a school trip to Germany,
What a shame!
Tomorrow, all this will be forgotten,
What do you think of the cockade affair?
It saddens me that the cockade was tainted,
It makes me feel good to be able to wear a little badge
which shows that I am Hungarian,
It is the national symbol,
On March 15, we pay tribute to the Hungarian Revolution of 1848,
We cannot punish someone for wearing this symbol,
It’s stripping him of his identity,
Given the way he was treated,
I doubt he will press charges,
But he could, He should, even,
There is a feeling of
national unity within me,
I can't and won't hide it,
For me, the cockade symbolizes
this feeling: Hungary and the nation,
Politics should stay out of school,
but sometimes it's unavoidable,
We don't just have good teachers,
We must teach our young people patriotism,
And faith too,
This is essential for them to know their roots,
It is pathetic, the cockade was
dragged through the mud by the left,
I don't think we are more Hungarian or
patriotic because we wear the cockade,
I'm wearing it on March 15th,
I'm really proud of it,
This is the only time I wear it,
It must come from within,
Saturday Let's
get some shade,
There are some over there,
- Or ? - Over there !
But there is only shadow,
Do you want to be in the shade or in the sun, Dear ?
I came to enjoy the beach and
the sun, but I also need shade,
It's not that hard,
I checked: we will have sun from 11:25 a,m,
Well, the sun will arrive at 11:25,
We should have taken an umbrella,
We are very far from the swimming pool,
We'll stay here, then,
Don't get upset, darling,
While swimming, I thought about what the principal told me,
In the event of an exceptional situation,,,
Forget it, Gyuri,
It is possible to iron the tray,
He doesn't even listen to you,
What is he doing ?
He plays with dead ladybugs,
She's not dead, she pretends,
She protects herself,
Excuse me,
Good morning !
I don't want to bother
you, I hesitated to come,
I just wanted to tell you that we are with you,
Excuse me, but do we know each other?
I am the father of Gábor Makláry, he is at Dsida high school,
Ábel knows him,
Gábor Makláry,,,
Cover your ears,
I just want to tell you that
they can go fuck themselves!
We're Hungarian, right?
What's their problem?
Good, Bye !
Hello ?
Yes it's me,
Yes ?
Pardon ?
I can barely hear you, Which ministry?
Really ?
Yes, It's OK,
Thank you so much,
Amazing, I do not know what to say,
Yes, I have a diploma,
Great !
THANKS, Thank you so much,
Hi, Janka,
Hi,
Was the festival good?
Ábel, what is this story?
What ?
Seriously, who do you think you are?
How so ?
You realize ?
What is this Jakab bullshit that allegedly screwed you?
It's written on this shitty site,
“In Budapest, a student failed the baccalaureate for wearing a cockade,”
What is this mess ?
- He pissed me off, - For the cockade?
Yes, for that too,
Damn, where do you get all this bullshit from?
He wanted to help you because he saw that you were struggling,
Be honest, You didn't revise, very good,
It's your choice, I don't care, But what did he do to you?
Nothing ! He has kids, and you want to get him fired?
- For what ? - He is attacking my father,
- What ? - Because he supports Orbán,
He never stops with his cynical bullshit,
But what does he say?
He throws all this shit behind my back,
Not in front of you, of course, But I know what he says,
That Orbán voters are shit?
Damn, stop with your hippie act!
- You despise my father, - Which report ?
Who cares what I think,
Why are you going after Jakab?
You're totally addicted to this guy,
Even when you sleep, it shows, you can't
stop thinking about that shitty bearded guy!
- How does that concern you? - What ?
- Doesn't that concern me? - No way,
- Seriously, he's 40 years old, - Don't worry about me,
Shouldn't I be worried?
I don't want anything from a guy like you,
You're right,
- I always protected you, - I do not care,
Without me, you would have been raped,
I prefer that to being friends with a fake ass like you,
Are you serious ?
Severe, Super serious,
If you don't tell the truth, I'm cutting you out of my life forever,
- Hi, - Hi,,,
- The children? - They sleep,
How come ?
They were tired,
Where were you ?
In your opinion ?
At the playground, I imagine,
Why didn't you tell me about this student?
Who ? Abel Trem?
You don't care about my job,
Pardon ?
It's true, I'm not talking to you about it either,
Those are things that happen,
Some students fail, There must have been 2 in 11 years,
Come sit down, please,
Aren't you leaving?
When the children are awake, The bags are ready,
My t-shirt is soaked,
SO ?
Did he really not say a word?
Are you going to get me drunk with this too?
Who's getting you drunk with this?
Person,
I have a golden life,
I'm going to get fired,
Hargitay wants my head, Other than that, no one gets me drunk,
My salary of 500 euros, we do not care,
We will find a solution,
Mária will help us, Or my mother,
Out of the question,
No one is going to help us, no,
How true is this article?
As much as what you see in state media,
government announcements or Orbán's speeches,
Why this question about the cockade?
I would have asked him the same question if he was wearing a hat,
Except in a synagogue!
If it's snowing, I have the right to
ask: "What the hell is this snow?"
Stop shouting, you'll wake them up,
It wasn't a provocation,
We ask questions when something
is unclear or something is weird,
But you didn't think that this
kind of question could be hurtful,
I do not follow you,
You see nothing because of your selfishness,
I would like to live in a world where a question like this
don't hurt anyone,
The world is not like that!
This is your inner world, your little closed world!
Where you don't let anyone in,
Not even us,
Do you realize how humiliating that is?
Eh ?
11 years old!
All my students of the last 11 years!
My class !
My children !
They all think I'm a real piece of shit,
Dragonfly,,,
The stadium,
- What ? - We were at the Libellule playground,
In Vérmező?
I wasn't running far,
I know,
I saw you,
Oh yes ? Why didn't you call me?
I had my phone,
I don't know,
I was sat down,
I saw you running,
but you seemed somewhere else,
Like now,
But I'm here,
No, you're not there,
Your questions, your damn questions are hurtful
because they say you're not there,
“Children?” "They sleep ?"
“Why are they tired?”
“Aren’t you leaving?”
“Shall we eat?”
“Where’s the butter?”
You don't even know what your kids are up to,
Because you see nothing
except your hatred and your pride,
Well yes !
Maybe your question hurt this kid!
Good evening, I'm looking for Ábel,
Good evening, He is not there,
- Good day sir, - Good evening,
Mr, Maár would like to see Ábel,
We would like that too,
Did you call him?
I don't have his number, The secretariat gave me your address,
I would like to speak to him,
Wait a sec, I will be right back,
06 30 294 22 17,
Sometimes I even forget mine, PIN codes,,,
I learned all the numbers by heart,
It's like with dates, right?
Sorry, I didn't hear,
Come in,
- I do not want to bother you, - Come in,
Go to Ábel's room to call him,
Are you drinking anything?
How nice, Nothing thanks,
He does not answer,
Come in anyway,
- I wouldn't want to disturb you, - Wait for him here,
- It won't be long, - I do not insist,
So have some strudel, I just bought it,
- I take off my shoes, - No need,
I didn't clean today,
The house is dirty,
Do not abuse, we don't live in a landfill,
Jucika, I cleaned 3 days ago,
Tell me, in your opinion,
who does the cleaning here?
Obvious answer, it seems to me,
It's a very nice apartment,
With lots of paintings,
A heritage,
Yes,,,
There are some that I can no longer
stand, but since we inherited them,,,
Like this one over there,
And it's me who criticizes the house!
Eventually, we end up forgetting them,
We rarely look at that level,
It's the same in houses, we look at this level,
You really don't want anything, sir?
A coffee, perhaps,
Of course, I will be back,
It's late, but okay,
Ábel is going to take the test again,
- Tray ? - Yes,
Is he going to catch up?
No no,
This is an exceptional situation, according to the rectorate,
So he's going to take the test again,
This will be a public session,
This is still the case apparently, but no one goes there,
I do not believe it,
The principal just called,
The principal, of course,,,
We are very happy that Ábel can continue his studies,
Nowadays, if we want to get there,,,
So impunity has no limits in this country?
I'm serious, Mr, Trem,
Impunity has no limits in this country,
You can wait for Ábel outside,
It is so unfair,
It's unfair, and you know it,
What happened to him at the baccalaureate? This, yes,
Everyone replay it, That would be fair,
You don't want him to graduate?
Me ? I was his teacher, I know his level,
I gave him some tests,
So he failed because you were his teacher?
No, because I saw this cockade,
I told him, and it was gone,
- Keep your spiel, - Or because I teach badly,
He's going to pass his baccalaureate, period,
My spiel,,,
- Did he tell you? - What ?
That I looked at his cockade with hatred or the stuff they wrote,
- He told us, - Oh yes ?
Do you know how I looked at her?
Like I've been doing for 11 years,
- Why would that bother me? - Seriously ?
- Yes, - Yes, good,
Me too, I read your “independent” press,
It makes my blood pressure rise,
- Compared to your propaganda,,, - For you, it's not news,
We are closer to caricature,
But OK,
let's agree on one point,
Did you mind seeing a cockade on Ábel's jacket, huh?
He had forgotten her,
It makes
almost 20 years,
Yes,
I am 18 years old, when your Prime Minister,,,
It's yours too!
- This is not mine, - All right,
You are right !
You prefer this Gyurcsány bastard and his gang of degenerates,
Can I finish?
- It's so much better, - Can I finish?
During the elections,
your Prime Minister encouraged Fidesz voters
to distinguish themselves by wearing the cockade,
That's your problem, You didn't put it on, I imagine,
No, I didn't put it on, I only wear it on March 15th,
Fantastic, What do you expect from me?
Everyone does what he wants,
but no one has ever done so much harm to this country,
What if you had put it on? Let's make some assumptions,
What would have happened? You don't vote for Orbán, okay,
It's the elections, and you wear it,
What does the cockade represent?
In my opinion ?
Yes, but tell me the truth,
For what ?
Do you think I'm lying?
- It's not that, - What are you insinuating?
- You are distorting everything, - No,
If,
We can only open it when it suits you,
- When there is injustice! - The land of swindle!
- Leave the country alone, - It's the same everywhere,
A little phone call, and problem solved!
Would I have done that?
You called Marci,
- The director ? - Yes,
I called him once, but I don't have to justify myself,
You know what ? Yes, I made some calls,
Even to Viktor Orbán,
“Hi, Viktor, my son failed in history,
What do we do ?"
You probably
called it something,
And I was allowed to justify myself?
I can't talk to the press,
A cockade,,,
Ábel, the great patriot,
- Wouldn't that be a patriot? - What is a patriot?
For you ?
Be proud of my homeland and my family!
What are you proud of?
This constant paranoia!
Your son copied from a classmate for years,
- Ah good ? - Yes,
It was your responsibility, If you noticed,,,
To the exact word!
He failed, There are two explanations:
either it sucks, or you've had it in your
face since our argument at the parent-teacher meeting,
- The parent-teacher meeting? - Yes,
Since then, I have been an anti-Semite,
I've never said that in my life,
You call Orbán a dictator,
Did I say that in class?
Those who don't think like you are fascists,
Who did I call a fascist?
- What hatred! - It's a question of faith,
Do you wake up in the morning with so much hatred inside you?
- You are far from,,, - How do you do ?
- Don't close, - He should have gotten an ulcer,
That's enough,
What is this mess ?
Are we closing the window because of a leftist?
- I am at home, - You should leave,
Did I miss an episode?
I am proud of what is sincere, of what makes you think,
Always the same refrain,,,
You don't question anything, you dwell on the past,
You are full of hatred,
Not you, perhaps?
When did you agree that Ábel should wear a cockade?
- He forgot to take it out, - Never mind !
Never mind,
I thought I could chat with an Orbán fan,,,
Go ask George Soros who to vote for next time,
Of course, I'll call him right away, Do you have his number?
There are two types of
people: patriots and traitors!
You forget the assholes!
It's true, The assholes,
There's one who just came through the door!
Abel?
Where were you ?
We were worried to death with your mother,
You don't answer the phone, neither to her nor to me,
The principal called,
You're going to come back,
What ?
According to the rectorate, this is an exceptional situation,
You will be able to retake the history test,
When ?
After tomorrow, Tuesday,
Revise, And no impasse on the industrial revolution,
You have to be a hit,
No shit grade after all that shit,
Plus, there will be all the press,
But dad,,,
What ?
I won't make it,
Pardon ?
I won't make it,
How so ?
You have revised, we will help you,
I can't, dad,
You just have to get there, that's all,
- I do not know anything, - Stop your movie,
Take your classes and work,
Don't you want to understand?
You do not want ?
I don't know anything at all,
I really tried,
I read and reread my lessons, I studied,
It's just that,,,
I can't do it, I remember nothing,
I knew nothing about speaking,
You lied ?
In fact, it
won't fit,
There's nothing that sticks in my head,
- The others are getting there, - Not me !
Whatever I do, it won't fit, There is nothing to do,
I don't even know what it is, Serious,
Abel, stop,
You do not understand ?
I'm useless, that's all,
I know shit,
There's nothing that wants to get into my head, damn it!
I don't know what to do to make
my stupid head work anymore,
Damn head! Nothing fits,
I'm just an idiot, A moron,
A stupid bastard, A loser,
Stop it, boy,
My fucking head,,,
Stop it, stop,,,
I'm bad, dad,
Sunday, nothing happened
Good morning ! This week : intelligence and precision,
Monday
We need to qualify the press release,
Books, films, exhibitions, etc,
Last week, we made the minister's 5 favorite films,
Readers loved it,
You need something like this,
Are you writing next week's speech?
Listen !
I want one thing, it's important,
We have to work as a team, A crack team, okay?
Not depressed bookworms at their keyboards,
A team,
In this context, I present to you Erika Hajnal,
our new collaborator, the author of the article on the cockade,
Those who haven't read it, the door is there!
We applaud him,
She comes from Transylvania,
so if you run out of liquor or ham,
get closer to her,
Welcome to her, Now, let's get to work,
Just one thing,
No dress code here,
but keep those shoes on for running, okay?
No need to run here, Nobody is chasing you,
Tuesday
Hello Sir,
Good morning,
I'm sorry,
Please !
Gentlemen, step back, It's an exam,
Ladies and gentlemen, step aside,
A step back,
Sir, step back,
Move the camera,
Step back,
Madam, step back, please,
THANKS,
Abel,
Good morning,
Pull a topic, please,
Tell us the number and subject,
The 7th,
"According to your knowledge,
explain the course of the Mongol invasion,"
This is a very beautiful subject!
Sit down, you have 30 minutes
to prepare your notes,
August 26
What are you doing here?
Get out of the pool!
Little shits!
It's incredible !
Hurry up !
Come up!
Wait !
Hurry up,
Quickly !
Come on, let’s go by the lake!
Come !
THE ÁBEL TREM CASE
To my father
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