Explanation for Everything (ENG SUBS)

It’s summer in Budapest, and Ábel is supposed to be focusing on his final exams. However, his love for his best friend Janka distracts him from his studies. Janka, on the other hand, is consumed by her unrequited love for her married history teacher, who is caught in a conflict with Ábel’s conservative father. The tensions of a polarized society become unexpectedly evident when Ábel’s final exam becomes the center of a national scandal.

Explanation for Everything is a 2023 Hungarian-Slovak drama film directed by Gábor Reisz, who co-wrote the screenplay with Éva Schulze. The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film.