While country draws international talent, domestic movies are more likely to get made if they align with Orbán politics

The office of Proton Cinema lies on the ground floor of a modernist house in Budapest’s 13th district, where during the second world war Nazi troops forced Jewish people into a ghetto. The independent production company was a great match for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s Holocaust drama, which won four Baftas and will be a strong contender at the Oscars on Monday with 10 nominations.

“We couldn’t imagine The Brutalist being shot elsewhere,” said Viktória Petrányi, the Hungarian co-producer of the three-and-a-half-hour hit and Proton’s co-founder.