Principal cast
Mihály Víg as Irimiás, Putyi Horváth as Petrina, Székely B. Miklós as Futaki, Erika Bók as Estike, and László feLugossy as Schmidt
About the film
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Screen Path places this 1994 film at stop 159 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
Key craft credits
Gábor Medvigy (director of photography), Ágnes Hranitzky (editor), Mihály Víg (original music composer), Béla Tarr (screenplay), and László Krasznahorkai (screenplay)
- Director
- Béla Tarr
- Release
- 1994-02-08
- Runtime
- 432 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Hungary
- Quiz
- 20 questions
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