In 2020, ownership of Index.hu shifted to figures loyal to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Journalists protested, resigned, and attempted to launch a new media platform. Their struggle to defend independent journalism, however, ran up against a complex web of authoritarian control. This investigative documentary uses firsthand accounts from former employees to highlight the importance of media in an age when the value of truth is increasingly questioned. Through its urgency and methodical mapping of the dismantling of independent media, the film demonstrates that this is far from a local issue, it’s a pressing global concern.

“That this isn’t just a Hungarian story. What happened at Index – the subtle takeover, the pressure from the top, the slow corrosion of trust – is happening elsewhere too.” 

— András Földes