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In Keeping With The Law

1988 · 180 min

A long, sobering documentary that bears witness to suffering with patience and quiet gravity.

Directed by
Gyula Gulyás, János Gulyás
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Film-sociography on the families forced into the Hortobágy labour camps between 1950-53.

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Directed by
Gyula Gulyás, János Gulyás
Genres
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • survival
  • isolation
  • power
  • family
  • trauma
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Gyula Gulyás, János Gulyás
Runtime
180 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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