(2017, feature, digital, color, 116 minutes, DolbyDigital)
A slaughterhouse in Budapest is the setting of a strangely beautiful love story. No sooner does Mária start work as the new quality controller than the whispers begin. At lunch the young woman always chooses a table on her own in the sterile canteen where she sits in silence. She takes her job seriously and adheres strictly to the rules, deducting penalty points for every excessive ounce of fat. Hers is a world that consists of figures and data that have imprinted themselves on her memory since early childhood. Her slightly older boss Endre is also the quiet type. Tentatively, they begin to get to know each other. Recognising their spiritual kinship, they are amazed to discover that they even have the same dreams at night. Carefully, they attempt to make them come true. This story of two people discovering the realm of emotions and physical desire, at first individually and then together, is tenderly told by director Ildikó Enyedi, but in a way that also exudes subtle humour. A film about the fears and inhibitions associated with opening up to others, and about how exhilarating it can be when you finally do.
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Actors
Awards
Berlin International Film Festival - 2017
Golden Bear
FIPRESCI Prize
Ecumenical Jury Prize
Berliner Morgenpost’s Reader Jury Prize
Sydney Film Festival - 2017
Sydney Film Prize
Lagów International Film Festival - 2017
Silver Grape
Palic International Film Festival - 2017
Audience Award
Mumbai International Film Festival - 2017
Audience Award
Bydgoszcz Camerimage - 2017
Golden Frog Main Prize Máté Herbai
European Film Academy - 2017
European Film Award for Best Actress Alexandra Borbély
Hungarian Film Awards - 2018
Best Feature
Best Director Ildikó Enyedi
Best Screenplay Ildikó Enyedi
Best Actress Alexandra Borbély
Best Supporting Actress Réka Tenki
Lecce European Cinema Festival - 2018
Golden Olive Tree Award for Career Achievement
Festivals
Hong Kong International Film Festival - 2017
Cluj-Napoca Transilvania - 2017
Kosice Art Film Fest - 2017
Beijing International Film Festival - 2017
Sydney Film Festival - 2017
(in competition)
Curacao International Film Festival - 2017
Auckland-Wellington New Zealand IFF - 2017
(in competition)
Wroclaw New Horizons IFF - 2017
(in competition)
Sarajevo Film Festival - 2017
Vukovar Film Festival - 2017
(in competition)
Riga International Film Festival - 2017
San Sebastian International Film Festival - 2017
Bergen International Film Festival - 2017
Zurich Film Festival - 2017
Haifa International Film Festival - 2017
Luxembourg CinÉast - 2017
Philadelphia Film Festival - 2017
Valladolid International Film Festival - 2017
(in competition)
Ljubljana International Film Festival - 2017
Targu-Mures AlterNative - 2017
Belgrade International Film Festival - 2017
Melbourne Festival of Jewish Cinema - 2017
Palm Springs International Film Festival - 2018
American Film Academy - 2018
Nominated for Best Foreign Langauge Film's OSCAR®
(in competition)
Göteborg International Film Festival - 2018
European Film Academy - 2017
Nominated for Best Film
Nominated for Best Director
Nominated for Best Screenplay
(in competition)
Lecce European Cinema Festival - 2018
Ildikó Enyedi Retrospective
Toronto International Film Festival - 2017
Seville Film Festival - 2018
National premiere:
02/03/2017
World premiere:
10/02/2017
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