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Mami blú

1985 · 68 min

A wry, low-key Hungarian comedy that ambles through petty scheming with deadpan charm and a quietly melancholy edge.

Overview
Béla, the bad guy, is released from prison and decides to get back on the right track. But the first person he encounters is his old friend, Feri Buczella, whose brother has just arrived home from America with a suitcase of dollars.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • greed
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Róbert Pajer
Written by
László Garaczi, Róbert Pajer
Starring
János Bán, György Dörner, Sándor Gáspár, László Szacsvay, Zoltán Gera, Zoltán Bezerédi, Antal Farkas, Annamária Prókai
Runtime
68 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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