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The Buthcher, The Whore and The One-Eyed Man

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1925 saw a terrible scandal shake the city of Budapest.

Ferenc Kudelka was slaughtered in his abattoir, cut up, bundled into suitcases, and carried through the city streets to be eventually dumped in the Danube. 

The gruesome crime is committed by a former gendarme by the name of Gusztáv Léderer and his ex-prostitute wife Mária Fekete, in cold blood but in an atrociously amateur manner. Kudelka the butcher falls passionately in love with the wife of the former gendarme officer, with her husband's full knowledge and assistance: he can spend hours of pleasure with his wife in return for a small fee. Driven by greed, the Léderer couple eventually succeeds in killing – after two failed attempts – Ferenc Kudelka.

The film shows the slow decline of three individuals as they are sucked into a world of sinful existence. It is the story of a wild and voracious love triangle. Related with brutal truth and raw realism, it tells a tale of meat, amour, and maniacal murder…

  • Year
    2017
  • Runtime
    105 min
  • Language
    Hungarian
  • Country
    Hungary
  • Premiere
    2017. 10. 5
  • Rating
    18+
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Content Warning
    Adult
  • Awards
    WINNER 2018 Porto FANTASPORTO Critics Jury's Award (in competition)
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  • Director
    Janos Szasz
  • Screenwriter
    Janos Szasz, Mark Bodzsar
  • Producer
    Istvan Bodzsar
  • Cast
    Dorka Gryllus, Géza Hegedűs D., Zsolt Nagy, Eniko Borcsok
  • Cinematographer
    Tibor Mathe
  • Editor
    Anna Kornis
  • Production Design
    Gábor Valcz
  • Composer
    Jóhann Jóhannsson