JUPITER'S MOON / JUPITER HOLDJA

A young immigrant is shot down while illegally crossing the border. Terrified and in shock, wounded Aryan can now mysteriously levitate at will. Thrown into a refugee camp, he is smuggled out by Dr Stern, intent on exploiting his extraordinary secret. Pursued by enraged camp director Laszlo, the fugitives remain on the move in search of safety and money. Inspired by Aryan's amazing powers, Stern takes a leap of faith in a world where miracles are trafficked for small change…

„When I was fourteen years old, I read a book called The Flying Boy, and I asked myself, should I believe in this or not? I wanted to create a story that continually makes people ask themselves the same question: “Should I believe in what I am seeing or not?” It’s about the personal relationship between the viewer and what is being shown on screen, and it creates a space of freedom for the audience. I went to a refugee camp four years ago, before the crisis, and I came away very moved. I spent three weeks filming videos there. It’s a complex issue, but it all seemed so cruel to me... It was like a mirror reflecting a question back on me: “What does it mean to be European?” And for me it posed a moral question as well: “What can we have, and what can we not have?” Eventually, those two elements became intertwined in the idea... “and what if a refugee could fly?”

Kornél Mundruczó for Cineuropa.org