The Price of a Vote
A stark Hungarian investigation into the coercion, vote buying, and ballot substitution that distort democratic choice.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- bleak
- urgent
- disturbing
- political documentary night
- civic discussion
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film details chain voting, substituted ballots, vote buying, and coercion of families.
Threats involving children and votes cast for people with dementia connect personal vulnerability to political control.
The combination of bizarre election practices and depressing political consequences creates an absurd yet frightening atmosphere.
The film focuses on specific methods of election fraud and their effects on voting legitimacy.
Films like The Price of a Vote, and why
Collective
shared investigative documentary approach to political corruption, institutional abuse, and democratic accountability
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
shared focus on contested elections, political power, and urgent documentary testimony
The Great Hack
shared examination of election manipulation, technology, and systemic threats to democracy
Navalny
shared investigative portrait of authoritarian politics, opposition, and state pressure
Movie Details
- Directors
- Tímár Áron, Buczó Csanád, Tompos Ádám
- Release Date
- 2026-03-26
- Runtime
- 52 min
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (2)
Cast
- Diczkó Gizella
- Somi Judit
- Szolnoki Olivér
- Viktor Orbán
Common questions
- What is The Price of a Vote about?
- A stark Hungarian investigation into the coercion, vote buying, and ballot substitution that distort democratic choice.
- What is The Price of a Vote like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Price of a Vote as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Price of a Vote violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Price of a Vote.
- Which films are like The Price of a Vote?
- Films with a similar feel include Collective, Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, The Great Hack, and Navalny.
- How long is The Price of a Vote?
- The Price of a Vote runs 52 minutes.
