Synopsis
Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfű.
A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed. A determined detective arrives on the scene and soon becomes obsessed with the case while under pressure from the prosecutor to see a man hang. Stuck in the suffocating social, political and psychological world of socialist Hungary, we soon find ourselves entangled in a web of intricate conspiracy and disturbing drama.
FESTIVALS
2017 - Parma Music Festival (Italy) - Best Film (Violetta d'Argento) and Best DOP
2017 - Liege Festival du Film Policier - Audience Award
2017 - Brussels BIFFF
2017 - Buncheon Int'l Fantastic FF
2017 Hungarian Film Awards - Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best DoP, Best Editor, Best Music, Best Mask, Best Costumes, Best Visual Design
2016 - Warsaw Int'l Film Festival
2016 - Cairo Int'l Film Festival