X - The eXploited

A moody, slow-unfurling Budapest mystery that keeps you uneasy, anchored by a fragile, anxious heroine and her messy home life.

Directed by

Károly Ujj Mészáros

Genres

Crime, Thriller

Starring

Mónika Balsai, Zoltán Schmied, Áron Molnár

Overview

Would you believe in a policewoman who suffers from such serious panic disorders that she is afraid to get close to any crime scene and has been on permanent office duty for more than a decade? Would you believe a lone mother who is unfit to pay her mortgage and also raise her rebellious teenage daughter? Indeed, no one believes that the troubled ex-detective has discovered a serial murder case. Personal dramas and a murder mystery unfold in present-day Budapest, where demonstrations are part of the pre-election life of a city still trying to cope with the shadows of its historical and recent past. It is a city where nothing seems honest and true, except through the eyes of an emotionally unstable policewoman and her misfit daughter who wants to know who her father truly was.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Mystery, isolation, family, corruption

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

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

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