Péter Nádas

Interviews with 3 people who had near death experiences.

A trip nearest to the boundaries of life and death: back and forth.

An unusual portrait of writer Péter Nádas. His monologue is accompanied by the associative images of the landscape of his hometown, Gombosszeg.

The film invites the audience to follow Péter Nádas- one of the most celebrated contemporary novelists- not only at public events but also after he steps out of the spotlight: showing Nádas writing in his study; his life in the small rural village of Gombosszeg; and, centrally, the author telling his own story – reflecting upon his past, explaining the importance of the stations of a writer’s journey, talking about his successes and failures, his relationships with other writers. While recalling the events of his life he is also exploring the process of creating his own world and his unique language of sensibility.

In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire, David Hersko, a Jewish shepherd, witnesses the attack of a young girl. His home is burned down and he finds shelter with the family of a Jewish logger. The loggers find the body of a young woman which they bury, going against local laws. They are charged with her murder and it is believed that they killed her as a ritual murder.