Languid relaxation. At least that’s how young Feri sees it when he goes to a holiday house by the lake with his friends. As the sun warms their bodies and refreshes their minds, the group is still unaware that their relationships are slowly unravelling. To paraphrase a classic saying, speaking of what is unimportant reminds us of what is important.

At first glance, Hungarian director Daniel Nagy’s short film is reminiscent of a fusion of Dogme 95 and home video. As shaky handheld shots alternate with meticulously staged mise-en-scene, portraits of the protagonists are revealed – intimate, always in dialogue and (in)action. The director previously directed the festival darling Grandpa’s Stories (2023), in which a grandfather with a passion for amateur cinema tells his grandson about the most tragic memories of the 20th century.