Forest

2003 1h 30m HU

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 12

Drama

Synopsis

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Every day life for young men and women in Budapest is on display. All "teenage savages" at the time when communism disappeared in Eastern Europe, they now view the world in a sinister way. Examples: A woman becomes irritated with a man who has left his dog. A father has an argument with his wife about an alarming (to the parents) arousal of sexuality in their 10 y.o. daughter. A young girl is distressed by her growing realization that she is more and more like her sadistic grandmother. A conversation between two guys, apparently about an old car, takes an unexpected turn.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rita Braun
Barbara Csonka
Laszlo Cziffer
Gábor Dióssi
Bálint Kenyeres
Edit Lipcsei
Péter Mátyássy
(as Péter Félix Mátyási)
Katalin Mészáros

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Benedek Fliegauf
Writers: Benedek Fliegauf
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Benedek Fliegauf, shot by Zoltán Lovasi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lili Fodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Rita Braun and Barbara Csonka and Laszlo Cziffer carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0358670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Benedek Fliegauf directs. Zoltán Lovasi behind the camera. Lili Fodor cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Benedek Fliegauf, shot by Zoltán Lovasi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lili Fodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Rita Braun and Barbara Csonka and Laszlo Cziffer carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0358670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.