"Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Béla Tarr's epic rendering of Laszlo Krasznahrkai's novel, about the decline of Communism in Eastern Europe, is a unique and visionary masterpiece that defies classification and transcends genre.
Set in a struggling Hungarian agricultural collective, a group of lost souls reeling from the collapse of their Communist utopia face an uncertain future, until the arrival od a charismatic stranger in whom they believe lies their salvation. The collective's individual experiences and fates are gradually revealed in Tarr's immaculately composed, brilliantly photographed and bleakly comic tour-de-force, which confirmed his place as one of contemporary cinema's few genuine auteurs."

"Devastating, enthralling for every minute of its seven hours. I'd be glad to see it every year for the rest of my life". - Susan Sontag.

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Schitterende poëtisch-langzame filmervaring, met lange travelling-shots, nu en dan onderbroken door een voice-over van de verteller of door conversaties. Duur film: 419 minuten / zwart-wit. Hongaars gesproken, engelse ondertiteling. ( )