Strangled2016

Director
Arpad Sopsits

Acters

Karoly Hajduk (Bognar Pal)
Gabor Jaszberenyi (Reti Akos)
Zsolt Anger (Bota Nyomozo)
Peter Barnai (Szirmai Zoltan)
Zsolt Trill (Prosecutor Katona Gabor)
Zsofia Szamosi (Rita)

“There are no serial killers in this country. Is that clear?”

Based on real-life events, Strangled is a social, political and psychological thriller set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s at the height of socialism, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfu.   A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed. A determined detective arrives on the scene and soon becomes obsessed with the case while under pressure from the prosecutor to see a man hang. We soon find ourselves entangled in a web of intricate conspiracy and disturbing drama.

This dark and gritty thriller grapples with an incredible anomaly of crime and punishment as it examines and expands the extraordinary story of the infamously malicious Martfu Murderer.

“An intelligent and deeply unsettling reflection on troubled times, ‘Strangled’ is a remarkable accomplishment that puts most other serial killer films of the past decade firmly in their place.” – Eye For Film

“Brilliantly directed, with striking nocturnal scenes and an excellent reconstruction of the times.” – Cineuropa

“While it chronicles a very interesting murder case, it actually offers an outstanding dissection of the communist regime that generations of Hungarians had to endure. Well-made and incredibly atmospheric film.” – Blu-ray.com