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Movie poster: Hukkle (2002)
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2002 · 78 min Crime Drama Mystery
6.8 / 10 · TMDB

Using almost no dialogue, the film follows a number of residents (both human and animal) of a small rural community in Hungary – an old man with hiccups, a shepherdess and her sheep, an old woman who may or may not be up to no good, some folk-singers at a wedding, etc. While most of the film is a series of vignettes, there is a sinister and often barely perceptible subplot involving murder.

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📋 Film Details

Year 2002
Country Hungary
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director György Pálfi
Runtime 78 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.8/10 (51 votes)

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Director György Pálfi constructs a cinematic puzzle, relying almost entirely on visual language and diegetic sound to explore the boundary between observation and narrative. Each frame is both a clue and a self-contained vignette.

What lingers after the final hiccup is the unsettling realization of how much menace can fester beneath a serene surface. A masterclass in subtle, environmental storytelling. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: György Pálfi

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Watch in a quiet room, fully attentive, to catch every sinister detail in the pastoral calm.

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