White Palms


1h 40m 2006

Brief Synopsis

Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start--only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils. Redemption appears in the unlikely form of Kyle, a tr

Film Details

Also Known As
Feher Tenyer
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Sports
Release Date
2006
Production Company
David Hamilton; Fotokem Film & Video; Jones Brown; Panavision, Ltd.; Sparks; William F. White International, Inc.
Distribution Company
Budapest Film; Cathay Film Organization; Epicentre Films; Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

Having suffered as a boy under a brutal Communist-era coach, champion Hungarian gymnast Miklos moves to Canada years later in search of a new start--only to find himself unwittingly perpetuating the very same cycle of abuse among his own pupils. Redemption appears in the unlikely form of Kyle, a troubled, young Canadian teen with the potential to become a world champion.

Crew

Ivan Angelusz

Producer

Ildiko Antal

Interpreter

Karoly Ari

Film Lab

Tamas Bakos

Camera Focus Puller

Gabor Balazs

Sound Department

Krisztian Balogh

Colorist

Philip Barker

Interpreter

Orsolya Bathory

Dubbing Mixer

Shawn Beagles

Electrician

Laszló Bednarik

Set Production Assistant

Tamas Beke

Sound Department

Bea Beliczai

Assistant Director

Krisztina Berzsenyi

Costume Designer

Istvan Bodor

Driver

Jones Brown

Production Insurance

Tony Carrison

Sound Department

Tamas Csaba

Boom Operator

Janos Csaki

Sound Mixer

Zsolt Erik Csebi

Visual Effects

Eva Csele

Set Production Assistant

Gergõ Csepregi

Camera Focus Puller

Ferenc Darvas

Music Composer

Kinga Devenyi

Caterer

Rajmund Devenyi

Caterer

Attila Dioszegi

Interpreter

Gyorgy Dobos

Interpreter

Csaba Drotos

Construction

Agnes Elias

Construction Manager

Gyorgy Eotvos

Consultant

Bence Erdelyi

Production Designer

Monika Esztan

Production Designer

Anna Faur

Camera Assistant

Attila Feherhegyi

On-Set Dresser

Gyongyi Fejja

Negative Cutter

Maria Fekete

Interpreter

Miklós Fekete

Unit Production Manager

Rita Fekete

Makeup Assistant

Greti Fellner

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Judit Fodor

Unit Production Manager

Szabolcs Galgóczi

Electrician

Marcell Gero

Set Production Assistant

Jim Gregor

Gaffer

Anita Gyorfy

Hairdresser

Ferenc Haber

Manager

Szabolcs Hajdu

Screenplay

Szabolcs Hajdu

Foley Artist

David Hamilton

Production Insurance

Jozsef Hamori

Other

Katalin Harrer

Manager

Ivan Hawkes

Key Grip

Gyula Herjeczky

Construction Manager

Peter G Horn

Unit Manager

Ernella Hortobagyi

Makeup Artist

Andrea Horvath

Set Production Assistant

Zsolt Hubay

Manager

Jim Hurd

Generator Operator

Orsolya Torok Illyes

Foley Artist

Gabor Ivancsik

Electrician

Arpad Ivanyi

Production Designer

Laszlo Jancso

Graphic Artist

Roland Janek

Driver

Laszlo Kadar

Assistant Director

Erika Kaiser

Graphic Artist

Csaba Kaleta

Sound Department

Mathieu Kassovitz

Executive Producer

Peter Kassovitz

Executive Producer

Zsolt Kauker

Visual Effects

Tibor Kecskemeti

Electrician

Aranka Kemeny

Production Accountant

Henriett Kemeny

Production

Zsofia Kende

Executive Producer

Arpad Kiraly

Camera

Wanda Kiss

Script Coordinator

Zsuzsanna Kiss

Medic

Csaba Kollar

Special Effects Technician

Agnes Koppandi

Interpreter

Csilla Korang

Security

Edina Kornis

Transportation

Gábor Kovács

Producer

Gyula Krasnyanszky

Special Effects Supervisor

Anna Kriskó

Makeup Assistant

Geza Lang

Consultant

Brenda Lieberman

Production Assistant

József Margit

Best Boy

Gyorgy Marky

Security

Bea Merkovics

Assistant Costume Designer

Dean Merrells

Best Boy

Niven Merrells

Electrician

Bela Misutka

Driver

Andrßs Nagy

Director Of Photography

Ildiko Noemi Nagy

Interpreter

Otto Nemenz

Camera

Pal Paluch

Key Grip

Agnes Pataki

Producer

Peter Petho

Gaffer

Natasa Petrik

Assistant Costume Designer

Laszlo Pinter

Special Effects

Peter Politzer

Editor

Barna Princz

Rigging Grip

Karoly Princz

Rigging Grip

Szabolcs Princz

Rigging Grip

György Reder

Camera Operator

Viola Regeczi

Color Timer

Peter Reich

Producer

Szilvia Ritter

Production Designer

Judit Ritterodesz

Unit Production Manager

Coleman Robinson

Transportation

Kornel Sipos

Executive Producer

Szabolcs Sipos

Electrician

Zoltan Sohajda

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Zsolt Speier

Electrician

Pavel Stverak

Consultant

Ferenc Szabados

Colorist

Brigitta Szabo

Hairdresser

Gabor Szabo

Propman

Lajos Szakacsi

Production Supervisor

Balint Zsolt Szemenyei

Assistant Editor

Krisztina Szigeti

Script Coordinator

Lenke Szilagyi

Photography

Nandor Szirtes

Boom Operator

Xenia Szviridova

Interpreter

Andrea Taschler

Production Manager

Fellegi Thomas

Executive Producer

Joe Thornton

Line Producer

Endre Tihanyi

Consultant

Balazs Tõgyi

Videotape Operator

Peter Vajda

Camera Operator

Bela Vaszary

Medic

Judit Velinsky

Construction Manager

Miklos Vida

Sound Engineer

Michael Woodland

Electrician

Film Details

Also Known As
Feher Tenyer
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Sports
Release Date
2006
Production Company
David Hamilton; Fotokem Film & Video; Jones Brown; Panavision, Ltd.; Sparks; William F. White International, Inc.
Distribution Company
Budapest Film; Cathay Film Organization; Epicentre Films; Strand Releasing

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Co-recipient of the East of the West Special Mention at the 2006 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2006

Released in United States August 2006

Released in United States January 2007

Released in United States May 2006

Released in United States November 2006

Released in United States October 2006

Released in United States on Video September 11, 2007

Released in United States September 2006

Released in United States Summer June 20, 2007

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-28, 2006.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (East of the West - Films in Competition) June 30-July 8, 2006.

Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film) January 4-15, 2007.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2006.

Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (East of the West - Films in Competition) June 30-July 8, 2006.)

Released in United States January 2007 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Awards Buzz - Best Foreign Language Film) January 4-15, 2007.)

Released in United States May 2006 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight) May 17-28, 2006.)

Released in United States Summer June 20, 2007 (NY)

Released in United States August 2006 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Director's Showcase) August 14-27, 2006.)

Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 2006.)

Released in United States on Video September 11, 2007

Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 12-20, 2006.)

Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (World Cinema) November 1-12, 2006.)