'' Time Stands Still '' ( ) is a 1982 Hungarian film about two brothers and the woman they both love , all living in Budapest during the uprising of 1956 . It stars István Znamenák , Henrik Pauer , Sándor Sőth , Anikó Iván and Lajos Őze and was directed by Péter Gothár . Popular among audience and critics it won the Award of the Youth at Cannes , the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the award for Best Director at the Tokyo International Film Festival . The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 55th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
Cannes
1982 Cannes Film Festival
Time Stands Still (film)