Movie
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.
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Satantango opened in theaters October 9, 1994. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Mihály VígIrimiás
Putyi HorváthPetrina
Székely B. MiklósFutaki
Alfréd JáraiHalics
János DerzsiKránerCredits
- Directed by
- Béla Tarr
- Written by
- Béla Tarr, László Krasznahorkai, Péter Dobai, Mihály Víg, Barna Mihók, László Krasznahorkai
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Hungarian
- Original title
- Sátántangó
- Budget
- $1.5M
Production
- Von Vietinghoff FilmproduktionGermany
Vega FilmSwitzerland- Mozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány
- Magyar TelevízióHungary
TSRSwitzerland