Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Alexandra Borbély | ... | Mária / Doctor | |
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Géza Morcsányi | ... | Endre / Manager (as Morcsányi Géza) |
Réka Tenki | ... | Klára / psychologist | |
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Zoltán Schneider | ... | Jenö / HR manager |
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Ervin Nagy | ... | Sanyi / womanizer |
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Itala Békés | ... | Zsóka / older worker |
Tamás Jordán | ... | Mária's therapist | |
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Éva Bata | ... | Jenö felesége / Jenö's wife |
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Pál Mácsai | ... | Investigator |
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Zsuzsa Járó | ... | Zsuzsa / Endre's daughter |
Nóra Rainer-Micsinyei | ... | Sári / cleaning woman | |
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Vivien Rujder | ... | CD store saleswoman |
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István Dankó | ... | CD store salesman |
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László Tóth | ... | Shopkeeper |
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Júlia Nyakó | ... | Rózsi / lover (as Juli Nyakó) |
On the outskirts of Budapest, the ageing recluse and saturnine manager of a small abattoir, Endre, is used to hiding his disabled left arm along with his emotions behind a busy schedule. Then, unexpectedly, a shy and graceful newcomer in the office catches Endre's eye: Mária, the plant's cryptic and glacially beautiful quality-control inspector. Now, against the backdrop of the cold slaughterhouse and a small theft within the company's walls, an eerie and almost spiritual bond will start to develop between the tender outcasts, as, more and more, their lives become inextricably intertwined. However, are the two dreamers, Endre and Mária, ready to embrace the catharsis of love on both body and soul? Written by Nick Riganas
Beautiful. Moving. Funny. Touching. Magical. Shocking. Wonderful. A film for grown-ups with hearts and minds. The direction - the shots, the camera-work, the framing - are a pleasure: one admires parts of the film as one does a painting. The acting is so natural as to forget one is not watching a real life scene. The script is elegant and sparse - there is so much left unsaid; it's the space between the words that count. The all encompassing vision makes one proud to be a human being.