A nyomozó (The Investigator - International: English title) - You act strange," girlfriend wannabe Edit (Judit Rezes) tells 37-year-old coroner Tibor Malkav (Zsolt Anger). And with that pronounced twitch near his left eye and bald pate, at first blush Tibor looks like a ticking time bomb.
When he agrees to carry out a murder-for-hire to finance his mother's cancer treatments, he sets in motion a strange set of events that test his unflappable nature.
Winner of the international critics' prize at the Warsaw festival and a slew of Hungarian Film Week awardsincluding best screenplay, actor and editingThe Investigator is one of the most ambitious and accessible of the new crop of Hungarian films. (Eddie Cockrell)
A quirky thriller/black comedy/crime story with
Highly Recommend for those that like something a little different!
When he agrees to carry out a murder-for-hire to finance his mother's cancer treatments, he sets in motion a strange set of events that test his unflappable nature.
Winner of the international critics' prize at the Warsaw festival and a slew of Hungarian Film Week awardsincluding best screenplay, actor and editingThe Investigator is one of the most ambitious and accessible of the new crop of Hungarian films. (Eddie Cockrell)
A quirky thriller/black comedy/crime story with
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I found this to be a very enjoyable and unique film, of course YMMV.Spoiler
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some great unexpected twists.
Highly Recommend for those that like something a little different!
