Summaries

1997. Young car mechanic Iván lives in a godforsaken village in eastern Hungary. He looks after his mentally disabled sister Eszter and earns extra money smuggling diesel oil from Ukraine. The siblings' coexistence is disrupted by a tragic event, Eszter is raped. A police investigation gets under way; in the meantime, Iván starts up a relationship with young Ilus, who has just finished school and is planning on going to the university. Iván plainly wants to leave his old life behind him, but will he be able to fulfill this ambition?—Warsaw Film Festival

The car mechanic Ivan lives with his autistic sister Eszter in a small, desolate village by the border in Eastern Hungary. Ivan earns some extra money by smuggling diesel oil across the border. He falls in love with Ilus, who has just finished her state graduate exams and will move to another town. One day Eszter gets raped by a stranger in the nearby woods. The police investigations have no outcome. After the traumatic event Eszter carries on living her life as she used to but becomes mute, refusing to say a word. When Ivan discovers some evidence of Eszter's rape, he takes justice into his own hands...—FilmBox Arthouse

Details

Keywords
  • smuggling
  • rape of a virgin
  • rape of a teenage girl
  • small town stereotype
  • small town story
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Oct 21, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Hungary
Language Hungarian
Filming locations Hungary
Production companies MTV Networks Unió Film Erste Bank

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 30m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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