
In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder. When her village discovers her secret, Katalin's husband rejects her. With nothing to... (Full plot summary below)
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In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder. When her village discovers her secret, Katalin's husband rejects her. With nothing to lose, she is free to seek revenge on the perpetrators. As she puts human faces to horrible acts, she is forced to consider that morality might not be as black and white as she had imagined.
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| Shadows on the WallRich ClineArtistic and insightful, this sharply well-made film has an emotional resonance that becomes thoroughly haunting as the story travels to places we don't expect it to go. A sense of foreboding terror keeps us gripped, as does an underlying hope. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawA slow-moving, insistently gripping, faintly Dostoyevskian tale of violence and retribution set in the swooningly photographed Hungarian countryside. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessStrickland delivers a psychologically complex twist on the genre's usual cathartic blood-letting. Haunted performances, an intricate and creepy score and a folklore-like setting add to the foreboding atmosphere. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmLike a folk tale crossed with a thriller and road movie. Without a doubt it is one of the best new British films of the year, if you can justly call it fully British. |
| Time OutDavid JenkinsA film of remarkable assurance and intensity. |
| Daily Express (UK)Allan HunterAn impressive debut from expat British director Peter Strickland with a powerful central performance from Hilda Péter. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsAn eerie, intelligent drama lifted into the realm of must-see territory thanks to Péter's gently nuanced performance, plus a haunting soundtrack. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonDeliberately paced, it has the timeless, brooding quality of a tragic folk tale, in which violence begets more violence. Strickland builds and sustains an ominous atmosphere through stark images, artfully heightened sound design and an otherworldly score. |
| Times (UK)Kevin MaherA complex moral terrain and slow-burning tone reminiscent of Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love) announce the arrival of a genuine film-making talent. |
| Filmstar MagazineTom HutchinsonTidy revenge tragedy that successfully resists the influence of the Romanian New Wave. |