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His Master's Voice

2018 · 108 min

A slow, cerebral journey through memory and obsession, blending Cold War paranoia with quiet family drama and a haunting sense of cosmic mystery.

Directed by: György Pálfi
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Csaba Polgár, Eric Peterson, Ádám Fekete

Overview: A Hungarian journalist who is about to start a family journeys to the United States in the hopes of finding his own father, a scientist who went missing in the 1970s while working on a top secret military research project that examined 'voices' from outer space.

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Directed by: György Pálfi
Genres: Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Csaba Polgár, Eric Peterson, Ádám Fekete

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
obsession
mystery
isolation
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: science fiction, drama
Directed by: György Pálfi
Written by: Gergö V. Nagy, György Pálfi, Zsófia Ruttkay
Starring: Csaba Polgár, Eric Peterson, Ádám Fekete, Kate Vernon, Ildikó Bánsági, Angelo Tsarouchas, Marshall Williams, Benz Antoine
Music: Ábris Gryllus, Farkas Milkós
Cinematography: Gergely Pohárnok
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Hungary
Languages: Hungarian, English

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