Katalin Varga (2009)
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 8090 Kbps | 81 min | 4,66 Gb
Audio: Hungarian E-AC3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps
Subtitles: English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
WEB-Dl 1080p | MKV | 1920x1080 | x264 @ 8090 Kbps | 81 min | 4,66 Gb
Audio: Hungarian E-AC3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps
Subtitles: English, Bulgarian, Croatian, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Peter Strickland
Stars: Hilda Péter, Norbert Tankó, László Mátray
In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder.
IMDB - 14 wins
Having already seen and very much enjoyed this director's Berberian Sound Studio and prior to seeing his latest, The Duke Of Burgundy, decided to check out this, his first feature. Glad I did, seems it didn't get a theatrical release in UK, which is a travesty. Great little film, very focused, very intense, with a stunning central performance from Hilda Peter. Problems in her village prompt her to take off with her son and traverse the Carpathians and maybe exorcise her devils. Always very good to look at, this also has what has become a Strickland trademark, amazing score. The tinkling cowbells, echoing across the fields or the creak of the horse and cart carrying them both find their way unobtrusively into the score. Always engrossing, the central sequence where the main character explains graphically what happened to her as their boat slowly spins on a lake is spellbinding and so very effective. Excellent.
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