An oddity – an intriguing yet clinically told love story as two apparent opposites meet and against all odds become involved.
According to the workers on the shop floor at the abattoir, the new stand-offish quality controller, Maria (Alexandra Borbely, winner of Best Actress at the European Film Awards), follows the rules too closely. The Finance Director (Geza Morcsanyi – at 65 making his acting debut) looks on bemused. But then the two discover they have exactly the same dreams…
Amid gruesome slaughterhouse scenes, this intimate, challenging narrative moves slowly as the two come to understand each other.
Alongside a nomination for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Ildiko Enyedi’s film won the Berlin Golden Bear and best film awards at Sydney, Portland, Mumbai and Sofia film festivals.
Rating: 63%
Director: Ildikó Enyedi (Simon the Magician, Tamas and Juli)
Writer: Ildikó Enyedi (Simon the Magician, Tamas and Juli)
Main cast: Alexandra Borbély (Swing, Az éjszakám a nappalod), Géza Morcsányi, Réka Tenki (Free Fall, The Door)
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