STRANGLED (A MARTFÜI RÉM)

Synopsis Strangled (A martfüi rém) (2016) Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of MartfA¼. A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed. A determined detective arrives on the scene and soon becomes obsessed with the case while under pressure from the prosecutor to see a man hang. Stuck in the suffocating social, political and psychological world of socialist Hungary, we soon find ourselves entangled in a web of intricate conspiracy and disturbing drama. Awards: 14 wins Budget: HUF 710,000,000 (estimated) Worldwide Gross: $208,999