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DISTR Theatrical, UNITED KINGDOM
Release date : Oct 12, 2018
 
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Completed - HUNGARIAN, RUSSIAN - Jewish, Drama - 91 minutes

Log Line

Two mysterious strangers dressed in black appear at a Hungarian village. Within a few hours, everything changes.

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Ferenc TÖRÖK
Writer(s) : Gábor t. SZÁNTÓ, Ferenc TÖRÖK
Cast : Péter RUDOLF, Bence TASNÁDI, Szabó Kimmel TAMÁS, Dóra SZTARENKI, Ági SZIRTES, József SZARVAS, Eszter NAGY-KÁLÓZY, Iván ANGELUS, Marcell NAGY, István ZNAMENÁK, Sándor TERHES

Producer(s) : Klaudia ANDROSOVITS (HUNGARIAN NATIONAL FILM FUND - FILM ARCHIVE)

Synopsis

When two black clad men arrive at a country railway station, a classic western set up appears to be unfolding. But it’s 1945 in Soviet-occupied Hungary in the immediate aftermath of World War II, and by their appearance the men are Orthodox Jews. As the two men make their way to town and word of their arrival spreads, there’s a growing panic amongst some of the more prominent townsfolk - especially town clerk, István, whose son’s wedding is later that day…

This difficult, transitional time in Hungary is a period rarely dealt with in cinema, and certainly not with as much clarity, economy and nuance as Ferenc Török displays here. A rare subject too, the grave and sobering issue of how the Gentile population of Nazi-occupied countries behaved towards Jewish neighbours, and how they have, or haven’t, variously, come to terms with a life based on guilt and betrayal. With its monochrome splendour and striking soundtrack, morally compromised townspeople and its tick-tock narrative towards an unknown conclusion, we’re reminded of nothing more than Fred Zinnemann’s taut and masterful High Noon.

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Country(ies) : HUNGARY

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Festivals and Awards

Berlinale 2017 (Panorama)
Edinburgh 2017
Jerusalem Film Festival 2017 (Yad Vashem Award)
Budapest Titanic IFF 2017 (Audience Award)
Chattanooga Jewish Film Series 2017 (Audience Award)
Chattanooga Jewish Film Series 2017 (Audience Award)
Miami Jewish Film Festival 2017 (Audience Award)
Washington Jewish Film Festival 2017 (Audience Award)
Jewish Film Festival Berlin-Brandenburg 2017 (Best Director Prize)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2017 (San Francisco Film Critics Circle)
Vlissingen ‘Film by the Sea’ 2017 (Film & Literature Main Prize)
Film & Literature Main Prize 2017 (Best Film)


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