The Witness

Audience Score
81
The Witness
DirectorPéter Bacsó
NR 1 hr 48 minComedyThe Witness Collection PosterPart of The Witness Collection
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Plot
Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.

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A satirical Hungarian film exploring the absurdities of bureaucracy and political loyalty during the Communist era, as two unlikely witnesses get entangled in a surreal web of state surveillance and personal ambition.

Movie Details

Original Language:Hungarian
Production Companies:Mafilm