Satantango

Satantango

★ 8.1IMDb Score
Released:1994-04-28
Genre:Drama
Duration:432 min
Director:Béla Tarr
Actors:Mihály Víg, Putyi Horváth, Székely B. Miklós, Erika Bók, László feLugossy
Production:Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion, Vega Film, Mozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány, Magyar Televízió, TSR

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.

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