Genesis
director: Árpád Bogdán
release date: 2018. April 12.
Árpád Bogdán’s new film provides a dramatic depiction of sin, catharsis and rebirth. With strong biblical roots, the story is told via the journeys of very different individuals from completely separate sections of society whose paths never cross but whose fates become intricately entwined as they twist through the shadow cast by this horrendous crime.
The Butcher, the Whore and the One-eyed Man
director: János Szász
release date: 2018. January 25.
A tale of meat, amour and maniacal murder…
1925 saw a terrible scandal shake the city of Budapest. Ferenc Kudelka was slaughtered in his own abattoir, cut up, bundled into suitcases and carried through the city streets to be eventually dumped in the Danube.
The Whiskey Bandit
director: Nimród Antal
release date: 2017. November 23.
Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”.
Budapest Noir
director: Éva Gárdos
release date: 2017. November 2.
Budapest, 1936. The Hungarian prime minister returns from Germany in a coffin, his dream of making Hungary into a functioning fascist state snuffed out-for now. Crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon has other things on his mind. A cynic who thinks he has seen it all, a tip leads him to an unusual crime scene in a seedy part of the city.