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Haunted Holiday

2010 · 100 min

A breezy, good-natured farce that coasts on hangdog charm and the mild, wink-and-nudge pleasure of watching small-time schemers fumble their cons.

Directed by
Péter Tímár
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Overview
Near-broke and desperate, Hungarian entrepreneur Feri decides to put a sleazy spin on tourism. After leasing a Lake Balaton boarding house, he moves in his gang -- wife, nephew, daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend -- and then sets out to scam unsuspecting German tourists.

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Directed by
Péter Tímár
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • greed
  • deception
  • love
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Gábor Reviczky, Judit Pogány, József Szarvas, Vanda Kovács, Norbert Növényi, Márton Csukás, Anna Kálomista, Piroska Molnár
Runtime
100 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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