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Budapeste

2009 · 113 min Drama
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

José Costa is a Brazilian ghost writer. Returning from a ghost writers convention his airplane is rerouted to Budapest. His life is also rerouted when he meets Krista and with her help, learns "the only language in the world which, according to the tongue-wagers, the devil respects.

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Year 2009
Country Brazil, Hungary, Portugal
Genre Drama
Director Walter Carvalho
Runtime 113 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (19 votes)

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The film constructs an elegant metaphor for a split identity through linguistic and geographical dislocation. It relies on the melancholic atmospheres of two capitals—sunny Rio and foggy Budapest—using them as opposing poles of the protagonist's soul.

What lingers after viewing is a sense of gentle but persistent unease, a meditation on how translation shapes our very being. Those who tire of straightforward narratives will find a rewarding, contemplative puzzle here. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Walter Carvalho

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