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Bálint Fábián Meets God

1980 · 105 min

A heavy, slow-burning moral tragedy that weighs on you with its stark rural guilt and quiet despair.

Directed by
Zoltán Fábri
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gábor Koncz, Venczel Vera, István O. Szabó
Overview
In 1918, Fábián Bálint is forced to kill on the Italian front. At home, his sons drown the priest, the lover of their mother, in the river Kraszna, an action that drives her insane. Following his return home, Bálint becomes the liveried coachman of the baron.

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Directed by
Zoltán Fábri
Genres
Drama
Starring
Gábor Koncz, Venczel Vera, István O. Szabó
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • family
  • morality
  • violence
  • madness
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Gábor Koncz, Venczel Vera, István O. Szabó, Juhász Jácint, Noémi Apor, József Iványi, László Bánhidi, Mátyás Usztics
Music
György Vukán
Cinematography
György Illés
Runtime
105 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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