A sumptuously crafted historical mystery from the Academy Award-winning director of Son of Saul 2015.
The year is 1913 and the world is unwittingly on the precipice of war. Írisz Leiter returns to her hometown of Budapest in an attempt to find the brother from whom she was separated when they were orphaned as children. However, she soon finds that his life is now enveloped in a shadow of violence and dangerous innuendo. Director László Nemes has crafted an enthralling tale of revolution and suspense, in which the threat of impending war and calamity seep through every frame. The film features lavish cinematography and was awarded the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2018 Venice Film Festival.
Details
| Year: | 2019 |
| Classification: | M |
| Country: | Hungary and France |
| Language: | Hungarian and German, with English subtitles |
| Director: | László Nemes |
| Producer: | Gábor Rajna, Gábor Sipos, François Yon, Nicolas Brigaud-Robert, Valéry Guibal |
| Script: | László Nemes |
| Program strand: | Features |
| Rights: | Sony Pictures Releasing |