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Satantango (1994)

Satantango (1994)

Drama
Release Date: 1994, February 8
Directors: Béla Tarr
Countries: Switzerland, Germany, Hungary
Production: Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion, Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion, Vega Film, Vega Film, Mozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány, Mozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány, Magyar Televízió, Magyar Televízió, TSR, TSR
Cast: Peter Berling, István Juhász, Székely B. Miklós, János Derzsi, Erika Bók, Ferenc Kállai, Alfréd Járai, Putyi Horváth, Éva Almássy Albert, László feLugossy, Irén Szajki, György Barkó

Overview:

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

Keywords:

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