Lost Times
This modest but affecting debut drama from Magyar writer-helmer Áron Matyassy pairs an impressionistic visual style with a gritty, realistic story and showcases a slew of young talent. (…)
Stubborn twentysomething Ivan (Jozsef Kadas) lives with his autistic sister, Eszter (Terez Vass, the helmer's wife), in a brutish village near the Ukrainian border. (As he notes to a friend, it's the kind of place where "the stronger dog fucks.") With road crews about to start a new highway nearby, Ivan sees an opportunity to open a gas station but lacks the capital. Hoping to build a nest egg, he smuggles diesel across the border.
When Eszter is raped while wandering in the forest, the local cops, rather than solving the case, make things more difficult for the beleaguered siblings. (…) Matyassy's script credibly captures the thwarted, dead-end quality of village life that only a select few seem able to escape. It also makes inevitable Ivan's decision to take justice into his own hands.
– Alissa Simon, Variety
Original name: Utólsó Idök
Duration: 90 min
Dialogue: Hungarian
Subtitles: English
Age limit: K15
