Plot
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 Martfü. 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.
Written by
N/A
Directed by
Árpád Sopsits
Crew
Production Countries
Hungary
Production Companies
Focus-Fox Studio
Languages
Magyar
Awards
14 wins
Scores
# of Votes
6,664
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA