Glass Tiger (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2001 · 105 mins · Hungarian

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Directed by

Iván Kapitány

Starring

József Szarvas, Péter Rudolf, Gábor Reviczky, Péter Kálloy Molnár, Enikő Börcsök, Lajos Ottó Horváth

Over a few idle days, six friends drift through small‑town mishaps. Lali, who runs the roadside sandwich stall The Glass Tiger and dreams of America, is convinced by Gaben to buy a beat‑up Chevrolet Impala as his own piece of the dream, only to have it smashed before he can drive it. Petty swindler Fox hunts for a valuable “Wreck” he believes he can sell, but discovers he’s been given junk and faces thugs who demand he raise cash by any means. Meanwhile, Sanyi wanders as a half‑wit homeless, Coco obsessively talks about money and a trip abroad, and Slimmy serenades the chaos with his saxophone.