An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.
Cinematography
Stunning black-and-white 35mm that haunts like a ghost photograph.
Direction
Török's real-time structure turns one afternoon into an eternity.
Sound
No score—just wind, train whistles, and the silence of shame.
Director
Ferenc Török
Péter Rudolf
István Szentes (Town Clerk)
Bence Tasnádi
Árpád Szentes
Tamás Szabó Kimmel
Jancsi
Dóra Sztarenki
Kisrózsi
Ági Szirtes
Mrs. Kustár
József Szarvas
Mr. Kustár
Eszter Nagy-Kálózy
Anna Szentes
Marcell Nagy
Son of Hermann Sámuel
István Znamenák
Station Master
Székely B. Miklós
Sándor Terhes
Iharos Pál
Gados Béla
Pap
Mari Nagy
János Derzsi
Veterán
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the actual Hungarian village where director Török's grandfather was the local clerk—personal archaeology rendered as collective nightmare.
The real-time structure mirrors the 1945 deportations: by the time you realize what's happening, it's already too late to stop it.
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