Summer has arrived in Budapest. Unfortunately, teenager Ábel doesn't have much time to enjoy the sun. Final exams are just around the corner, and he needs to focus. Not only does the sun take him out of his concentration, but Ábel is hopelessly in love with his best friend, Janka. This love is not mutual, as shown by the fact that Janka only has eyes for their married history teacher, Jakab. To make matters worse, Ábel's conservative and nationalistic father is embroiled in a political struggle with Jakab. The tensions of a polarized society become unexpectedly apparent when Ábel's final exam becomes the centre of a national scandal.
Hungarian filmmaker Gábor Reisz delivers an apt social satire with Explanation for Everything, scrutinizing the political situation in Hungary and the role of (misleading) journalism. It is his third feature film. Previously, he won numerous awards with For Some Inexplicable Reason (2014) and Bad Poems (2018).