ROMA RALLY (working title)
Winner of the Robert Bosch Co-Production Prize 2011 - Documentary

LOGLINE
Two gypsy boys are trying to fulfill their childhood dream by competing in the local village rally with their only treasure: a thirty year old, rusty and wheelless BMW. While the driver struggles with the law due to petty thefts, the navigator is dealing with a handicap - his blindness.

SYNOPSIS
Ricsi and Manó are young countryside village kids, aged 17 and 16 and have been friends for ever. The two gypsy boys have decided to take part in the famous rally of their region. Despite their age and poverty one of them is perfect in car mechanics, they can drive, their ambition is endless. And they believe that creativity driven by the lack of money sometimes overcomes the greatest difficulties.
What makes things even more complicated, that one of them lost almost all of his sight by the age of nine because of a disease. Nevertheless: while his companion would be the driver he would be the navigator of the car.
The boys would like to take part in the game with a thirty years old, rusty BMW currently sleeping on bricks, without wheels. They are ready to raise money for the car no matter what and are committed to compensate the gap with their enthusiasm in the garage which they built in the backyard out of their barn.
Despite all the odds, they have faith in themselves. Even though it is crucial for them to win, for the film it is not their success or fall what is at stake but the true depiction of their devotion and commitment.

Producer: KraatsFilm (Hungary), Marcell Iványi, Gábor Hörcher
Co-Producer: Weydemann Bros. (Germany), Marieke Bittner
Genre: Documentary
Year: 2011
Duration: 55/90 min
Language: Hungarian
Subtitle: English, German

Director: Gábor Hörcher
Original Idea: Márton Horn
Script: Gábor Hörcher
Camera: Kristóf Becsey, Gábor Hörcher
Dramaturgy: György Pálos
Music: Parno Graszt

Main characters: Steinbach Richárd, Orsós József Manó