Child murderers

  • 85'
  • Hungary
  • 1993
Young Szolt lives with his bed-ridden and alcoholic grandmother who dreams of her faded glory as an actress and constantly demands attention. Szolt bathes and dresses her every morning. A suddenly appearance is made in this cheerless existence by Juli, a pregnant gypsy girl. Szolt is shunned by his surroundings because he associates with her. Juli has a miscarriage and the two throw the dead baby in the Danube; others then call in the police.The film is very poetic and beautiful in a garish way. In little over an hour, Ildikó Szabo shapes a whole universe of hermetical relationships and powerful emotions. David Stratton in Variety: 'As chilly as the wintry Danube but as bleakly beautiful, Child Murders is a poetic, affecting, quietly horrific picture.'
  • 85'
  • Hungary
  • 1993
Director
Ildikó Szabó
Country of production
Hungary
Year
1993
Festival Edition
IFFR 1994
Length
85'
Medium
35mm
International title
Gyerekgyilkosságok
Language
Hungarian
Sales
Odeon Films Inc.
Screenplay
Ildikó Szabó
Cinematography
Tamás Sas
Music
Cinepool
Cast
Barnabás Tóth
Director
Ildikó Szabó
Country of production
Hungary
Year
1993
Festival Edition
IFFR 1994
Length
85'
Medium
35mm
International title
Gyerekgyilkosságok
Language
Hungarian
Sales
Odeon Films Inc.
Screenplay
Ildikó Szabó
Cinematography
Tamás Sas
Music
Cinepool
Cast
Barnabás Tóth