A young film director, Tamás is invited to a village to lead a summer art workshop for kids. He quickly discovers that the village is overrun with corruption and exploitation. He starts an investigation into the abusive mayor and exposes him by shooting a documentary, but his good intentions threaten everyone involved. The mayor finds out about Tamás' new mission, the locals turn against each other, and what began as an easygoing summer adventure results in disaster.
Martin Boross’ feature debut is a critical reflection on the filmmakers’ responsibility and harmful activism in an all-too-familiar microcosm of oppression.
Martin Boross is a Junior Prima Award-winning film and theatre director and has been the director of STEREO AKT theatre since 2013. His work has been presented in over 40 cities in 13 countries. He started filmmaking in 2017. Martin Boross’ feature debut, Raw Material is a critical reflection on the filmmakers’ responsibility and activism that goes wrong in an all-too-familiar microcosm of oppression. It reflects the inaction and cluelessness that characterizes the gap between the privileged urban citizens and the rural people living in abject poverty.
The film, made without direct state support, features a number of non-professional and child actors besides the professional actors portraying local residents. Winner of the 'A' category at the Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival for the Best Work-in-progress Project, Raw Material was produced by Filmfabriq and STEREO AKT, produced by Gábor Osváth and Dániel Mayer.
