Summary
When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.
When slaughterhouse workers Endre and Mária discover they share the same dreams, where they meet in a forest as deer and fall in love, they decide to make their dreams come true, but it's difficult in real life.
Returning to full-length feature films 18 years after Simon Magus (1999), Hungarian auteur Ildiko Enyedi explores the connection between human and animal behaviour in this teasingly hesitant love story that won the Golden Bear at Berlin. Middle-aged Endre (Geza Morcsanyi) is undoubtedly smitten when Maria (Alexandra Borbely) becomes the new quality control inspector at the abattoir where he works as financial director. But he's no match for the cocky Sanyi (Ervin Nagy) and only comes into contact with Maria after a vial of bovine aphrodisiac is stolen and management insists that everyone undergoes a course of "mental hygiene" with a psychiatrist. She is intrigued to discover that Endre and Maria share an identical dream of deer nuzzling in the snow. But, even away from the blood and guts of the workplace, there's no guarantee romance will find a way. Veering between scenes of unflinching savagery and psychological malady, Enyedi makes some pertinent points about the alienating nature of modern urban living. She's splendidly served by her excellent leads, as well as Mate Herbai's unsettling imagery.
role | name |
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Maria Racz | Alexandra Borbely |
Endre | Geza Morcsanyi |
Klara | Reka Tenki |
Jeno | Zoltan Schneider |
Sanyi | Ervin Nagy |
role | name |
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Director | Ildiko Enyedi |