Directed by:
Zoltán KamondiCinematography:
Gábor MedvigyComposer:
László MelisCast:
Adriano Giannini, Piroska Molnár, Ioana Abur, János Bán, Zsolt Trill, Mari Törőcsik, Coca Bloos, János Derzsi, Stefania Rivi, Norbert Tankó, István BálintPlots(1)
Bogdanski Dolina, a small town lost somewhere in the Eastern Carpathians, was once attacked by a horde of strange marauders who, so it seems, settled here for good. They imposed a certain order which is comprehensible only to themselves, as is the purpose of their bizarre clothing. The town is now in decline and is slowly turning into a scrap heap; human relationships are similarly marked, exposed to inscrutable fluctuation. The film clearly belongs to the line of modern Hungarian cinematography which seeks socio-critical parables and is typical for its eloquent formal stylisation and expressive visual composition. The character of the stranger is plainly allegorical, whose arrival exposes and heightens the manifestations of aggression, manipulation and pretence characteristic of both the ruling and the subjugated classes. Given the universal stagnation spawned by infinite despotism, it seems there is no room left for hope... (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Adriano Giannini
Italy
Best movies:
The Consequences of Love (2004)
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
13 Roses (2007)
Piroska Molnár
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Indul a bakterház (1980) (TV movie)
Birdsong (2012) (TV movie)
Ioana Abur
Romania
Best movies:
The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2006)
Ana, mon amour (2017)
Hello! How Are You? (2010)
János Bán
Hungary
Best movies:
My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Fateless (2005)
Liza, the Fox-Fairy (2015)
Zsolt Trill
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Seventh Circle (2008)
The Whiskey Bandit (2017)
Chameleon (2008)
Mari Törőcsik
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Paths of Light (2005)
The Boys of Paul Street (1969)
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
Coca Bloos
Romania
Best movies:
The Whistleblower (2010)
Dupa-amiaza unui tortionar (2001)
12:08 East of Bucharest (2006)
János Derzsi
Hungary
Best movies:
Dog's Night Song (1983)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Sátántangó (1994)
Stefania Rivi
Italy
Best movies:
I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa (2001)
The Friends of Jesus - Joseph of Nazareth (2000) (TV movie)
The Apocalypse (2002) (TV movie)
Norbert Tankó
Best movies:
Katalin Varga (2009)
Dolina (2007)
István Bálint
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Jakob the Liar (1999)
Dolina (2007)