The promise of love and family has returned to Sándor, a widower, when he meets Sári, a divorcee. But then an incident occurs that upends his new life. Sándor is the only witness to a serious accident involving his stepdaughter and his son. Now he faces a dilemma: should he tell the truth and live with the consequences? Or lie and save his son from juvenile detention? Familial bonds and personal character are tested as an investigation ensues that calls into question Sándor’s virtue and strains the close relationships that he has built with his family.
“I was inspired by something from my own life, and my struggle as a parent. I remember the exact situation, when this film popped into my mind. I was on the playground with my little children. They behaved badly and other children's parents came to me, shouting and wanting justice. Immediately, two really different instincts came to me at the same time. Both were very strong. One was that I wanted to scold my children, to correct their behaviour and talk to them about morality. The second, though, was the really strong feeling that I wanted to protect them. It was a weird, very ambiguous one.” (Bálint Dániel Sós)
Bálint Dániel Sós
Born in 1977 in Budapest, Hungary. After completing a BA in aesthetics at the Eötvös Loránd University, he began his career directing commercials. He is the co-founder of the Kinopravda directors’ collective which, since 2014, has gained ground as one of the major players in the international advertising industry. In parallel to his commercial work, he writes short stories, two of which he has made into short films. Growing Down is his debut feature film.