Sleepless Years

A stern, message-driven historical drama that feels more like a lecture than a story, earnest but heavy-handed.

Directed by

Félix Máriássy

Genres

Drama

Starring

Éva Ruttkai, Géza Tordy, Éva Vass

Overview

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Class, power, work, politics

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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