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The District

2004 · 87 min

A wild, foul-mouthed animated ride through Budapest's gritty streets, mixing crude humor, time travel, and social satire into a chaotic, energetic experience.

Directed by
Áron Gauder
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Comedy
Starring
L.L. Junior, László Szacsvay, Győző Szabó
Overview
In an effort to end family feuding, a young gypsy travels back in time to kill mammoths to ensure Hungary becomes rich by killing mammoths in order to create a massive oil reservoir. Things don't go entirely according to plan...

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Directed by
Áron Gauder
Genres
Animation, Science fiction, Comedy
Starring
L.L. Junior, László Szacsvay, Győző Szabó
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • race
  • crime
  • corruption
  • love
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
animation, science fiction, comedy
Directed by
Áron Gauder
Written by
László Jakab Orsós, Viktor Nagy, Máriusz Bari, Erik Novák
Starring
L.L. Junior, László Szacsvay, Győző Szabó, Csaba Pindroch, Gábor Csőre, Dorka Gryllus, Zoltán Rajkai, Andrea Fullajtár
Runtime
87 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
German, Hungarian, English

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