Satantango (1994)

Béla Tarr · 432 min · Letterboxd ↗

Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.

Satantango screens once in London: Close-Up Film Centre, Sunday 13 September at 13:00.