{"id":12808,"date":"2026-02-13T15:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/?p=12808"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:59:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:59:32","slug":"a-csapda-itt-a-direkt36-filmje-orban-viktor-tortenelmi-lehetosegerol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/en\/a-csapda-itt-a-direkt36-filmje-orban-viktor-tortenelmi-lehetosegerol\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8221;The Trap&#8221; &#8211; Direkt36&#8217;s new film about Orb\u00e1n&#8217;s historic chance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viktor Orb\u00e1n had a rare opportunity in 2010. He gained a supermajority in parliament, giving him a strong mandate to put Hungary on a path to development.<\/p>\n<p>The circumstances were also favorable. The global economy boomed in the 2010s, and Hungary received a huge amount of funding from the European Union, on a scale unseen in the country&#8217;s modern history.<\/p>\n<p>What did Viktor Orb\u00e1n do with these unprecedented opportunities? To what extent did he keep the promises he made 16 years ago?<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  id=\"_ytid_56313\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9NQEcLIiOpM?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/9NQEcLIiOpM\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<p>This is the subject of a new documentary by Direkt36, which analyzes the Orb\u00e1n era&#8217;s performance, focusing on the economy, healthcare, education, and transportation. Data, expert opinions, and personal stories help to illustrate this.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/tamogass-minket\/\">Join Direkt36 supporters\u2019 group and get insight into investigative journalism! Details \u2192<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The film was made by Direkt36 staff members Patrik Galavits, Kamilla Marton, P\u00e9ter N\u00e1dori, Andr\u00e1s Peth\u0151, and D\u00e1niel Sz\u0151ke in collaboration with independent filmmakers. The film was directed by M\u00e1t\u00e9 Fuchs, assisted by B\u00e1lint B\u00edr\u00f3 and many other film professionals.<\/p>\n<p>In some ways, <em>The Trap<\/em> is related to Direkt36&#8217;s previous documentary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bZ4SXv9qJHM&amp;t=\"><em>The Dynasty<\/em>, which showed how the Orb\u00e1n family built their business empire<\/a>. The new film is essentially about what happens to services that fundamentally affect people&#8217;s lives when the government&#8217;s priority is not to develop these areas, but to gain and expand economic power.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover photo: Mikl\u00f3s Sebes<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new film by the creators of &#8220;The Dynasty&#8221; is about what Viktor Orb\u00e1n did with the extraordinary opportunity he was given to lift the country up. The film presents the history of the past 16 years through the areas that most affect people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":12812,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-telex.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[109,259,880],"ppma_author":[522],"aioseo_notices":[],"fimg_url":["https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/thumbnail-kicsi.jpg",1200,800,false],"authors":[{"term_id":522,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"andraspetho","display_name":"Andr\u00e1s Peth\u0151","avatar_url":{"url":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Petho-Andras.png","url2x":"https:\/\/www.direkt36.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Petho-Andras.png"},"author_category":"1","user_url":"","last_name":"Peth\u0151","first_name":"Andr\u00e1s","job_title":"","description":"[:hu]Andr\u00e1s a Direkt36 egyik alap\u00edt\u00f3ja, szerkeszt\u0151je \u00e9s \u00fcgyvezet\u0151 igazgat\u00f3ja. Kor\u00e1bban az Origo vezet\u0151 szerkeszt\u0151je volt, miel\u0151tt a port\u00e1l r\u00e9sze lett a korm\u00e1ny propagandag\u00e9pezet\u00e9nek. Andr\u00e1s dolgozott a BBC World Service-n\u00e9l Londonban \u00e9s a Washington Post t\u00e9nyfelt\u00e1r\u00f3 rovat\u00e1n\u00e1l is. R\u00e9szt vett sz\u00e1mos nagy nemzetk\u00f6zi nyomoz\u00f3 projektben, k\u00f6zt\u00fck a Panama-iratok feldolgoz\u00e1s\u00e1ban. K\u00e9tszer is elnyerte a legjobbnak \u00edt\u00e9lt t\u00e9nyfelt\u00e1r\u00f3 cikkek szerz\u0151inek j\u00e1r\u00f3 Soma-d\u00edjat. T\u00f6bbsz\u00f6r tanult \u00f6szt\u00f6nd\u00edjjal az Egyes\u00fclt \u00c1llamokban: 2008-ban a World Press Institute programj\u00e1ban, 2012-13-ban Humphrey-\u00f6szt\u00f6nd\u00edjask\u00e9nt a Marylandi Egyetemen, 2019-20-ban pedig Nieman-\u00f6szt\u00f6nd\u00edjask\u00e9nt a Harvard Egyetemen. 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