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Satantango

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

7h 12m1994TMDb 8.0

Hungarian

Crew and Cast

Storyline

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

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Info

Original title
Sátántangó
Status
Released
Released
28 April 1994
Runtime
7h 12m
TMDB score
8.0 / 10 (327 votes)

Production

Director
Béla Tarr
Studios
Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion, Vega Film, Mozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány
Countries
Germany, Hungary, Switzerland

Box Office

Budget
$1.5M

Languages

Original
Hungarian
Spoken
Hungarian