Bence Máté is a Hungarian film maker and journalist. After studying Middle Eastern Studies in Berlin, he went on to work in documentaries, most of them shot in the Middle East. As a foreign correspondent, he was covering the Arab world for the Hungarian public service. The contests in pigeon races is one of the stories he came across while working on different topics in the suburbs of Cairo. Koka, the Butcher is his documentary debut as a director.
Bence Máté has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 2000. Signature works include The Hungarian Playbook, Our Man in Cairo, Koka, the Butcher. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
