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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
Who would have thought that scenes of two deer, slowly moving through a snowy forest, could be so meaningful? Apart from being beautiful nature shots, there is a special meaning to them in this film, when it turns out that the two protagonists both dream of being a deer. That's the magic of cinema: to give images a deeper emotional meaning than they seem to have at first sight.
I loved everything about this film. The slightly bizarre story to begin with: two people discover that they're having the same dream every night. The way they discover this is priceless in itself. I also loved the two characters: both are slightly handicapped, one physically and the other one emotionally. Actress Alexandra Borbély is great, playing a girl with autistic spectrum disorder. And above all I loved the way the director takes her time to let the story develop: slowly but very deliberately, taking care of every small meaningful detail.
This is a very tender movie. The viewer can't help but sympathize with these two lonely people, both trying so hard to understand each other. It's making a great case for human dignity, mutual understanding and tolerance.