

Garbage Theory
2021, Hungarian. Directed by Ákos Badits.
Űrpiknik / Garbage Theory is a dramedy webbed through with the elements of sci-fi, which tells the story of one night spent by an alien lacking self-appreciation and a troubled university student in Budapest. Panna is a lonely university student who is incapable of forming human relationships, until Boy, the self-loathing alien arrives due to her signals sent to space. Boy tells Panna that the planet is doomed and he is only interested in saving his one admired artist, Sarolta Zalatnay. The two strangers form a unit, Panna helps Boy to fulfill his plan, and the alien takes her to the unknown planet in return. Panna and Boy meet unusual characters and extraordinary situations during the adventure lasting a night, which open up the world in front of them; Panna learns to form bonds and Boy finds home in the universe: on planet Earth.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hungarian
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- Released
- 1 July 2021
- Original title
- Űrpiknik
- Written by
- Ágota Benedek, Ákos Badits
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Garbage Theory runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Garbage Theory isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 2021. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed Garbage Theory?
Garbage Theory (2021) was directed by Ákos Badits and stars Lili Walters, Zalán Takács, Attila Árpa.