Year: 2002
Country: Hungary
Director: György Pálfi
Cast: Ferenc Bandi, Józsefné Rácz, József Farkas, Ferenc Nagy, Ferencné Virág, Mihályné Király, Mihály Király, Eszter Ónodi, Attila Kaszás, Szimonetta Koncz
Genre: mystery, crime, drama
Runtime: 78 min.
Age: 18+
Using almost no dialogue, the film follows a number of residents (both human and animal) of a small rural community in Hungary - an old man with hiccups, a shepherdess and her sheep, an old woman who may or may not be up to no good, some folk-singers at a wedding, etc. While most of the film is a series of vignettes, there is a sinister and often barely perceptible subplot involving murder.
Each attendee will receive a souvenir postcard autographed by the director György Pálfi.
The Kommersant's article about the film
Awards & Festivals:
Hungarian Film Week – Gene Moskowitz Critics Award, Best Debut Film
European Film Award – European Discovery
Hungarian Film Critics Award – Best Cinematography, Best Sound, László B. Nagy Award
Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema – Audience Award, FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention, First Work Award of the Student Jury, Special Prize - Feature Film Competition
Hong Kong International Film Festival – Golden Firebird Award
Paris Film Festival – Special Mention
Sochi International Film Festival – Golden Rose Award
Molodist International Film Festival – Festival Diploma (Best Full-Length Fiction Film)
Torino Film Festival – Holden Award for Best Script - Special Mention
San Sebastián International Film Festival – Best New Director - Special Mention
Santa Fe Film Festival – Luminaria Award (Best Feature)