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Film · 2016

Strangled

Original titleA martfüi rém

Directed by Árpád Sopsits · starring Károly Hajduk, Gábor Jászberényi and Mónika Balsai

  • 2 h 1 min
  • Thriller · Drama · Horror
  • Hungary
  • Released in the UK 16 November 2017
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Synopsis

In the Hungary of the 60's at the height of socialism, a mysterious killer is out, committing murders in the small and industrial city of Martfü. While young women are being slaughtered, an innocent man is wrongly accused of all the crimes that are occurring. A detective arrives at the scene and investigate the case, getting more and more obsessed about it and trying to find the truth before is too late and an innocent man gets hang up. This social, political and psychological thriller directed by Árpád Sopsits is based on a true story about the infamous Martfü murderer, one of the darkest pages in the history book of Hungary. The detective will find many conspiracies and weird discoverings during his investigation in a web of mystery and darkness.

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The essentials

Runtime
121 min2 hours and 1 minute
Budget
HUF710m
How long is Strangled?
2 hours and 1 minute (121 minutes).
When was Strangled released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 16 November 2017.
Who directed Strangled?
Árpád Sopsits.
Who is in Strangled?
It stars Károly Hajduk, Gábor Jászberényi, Mónika Balsai and Dóra Sztarenki.
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Cast

Full cast (5)
Director
Árpád Sopsits

Videos and trailers

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'Strangled' trailer with english subtitlles 1:0417 October 2017

Photos and posters

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Reviews

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What the critics say

  • Screen DailyFionnuala Halligan Strangled can lean quite heavily towards melodrama: the handsome Peter Barnai has a tendency to over-do his character?s youthful zealousness, and Réti is a particularly unsympathetic victim. Read
  • The Hollywood ReporterStephen Dalton This solidly crafted true-crime story works just fine as a noir-ish police procedural with a punchy rhythm and a bracingly sour worldview. Already a prize-winning box-office hit in Hungary, Sopsits'… Read

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