Fiction

Living Stones

A film by Jákob Ladányi Jancsó
Country: Hungary/Austria
Year: 2025
Length: 19'59"

Synopsis
Natasa undergoes therapy at an unorthodox rehabilitation centre far from the city. Her sessions with her therapist are slow and uneasy, as she is reluctant to trust him. When the therapist introduces her to horse therapy, she finds a fragile sense of connection and acceptance that gives her the courage to revisit her darkest moments. The boundaries between therapist and patient start to blur, their interactions grow increasingly intimate and the chasm between healing and harm widens.

Festivals
1. Berlinale (Germany, February 2025)

Cast
Woman: Lilla Kizlinger
Therapist: Árpád Schilling

Crew
Director: Jákob Ladányi Jancsó
Screenplay: Jákob Ladányi Jancsó, Zsófia Ruttkay,
Producer: István Major
Creative Producer: Gül Togay
Co-Producer: Hermina Fátyol , Márton Berecz , Zsuzsa Román
Cinematographer: Ádám Fillenz
Sound recording: Szabolcs Gáspár
Sound design: Gábor Kerekes
Editor: László Csongor Csurka
Composer: Petra Szászi
Production design: Zsófia Tasnádi
Color correction: Ádám Vándor