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Hot Fields (1949)

Hot Fields poster
Original title
Forró mezők
Directed by
Imre Apáthi
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman works in the Hungarian countryside. She faces personal and social challenges. The story follows her last years before she leaves the country.

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What happens

Hot Fields (Hungarian: Forró mezők) is a 1949 Hungarian drama film directed by Imre Apáthi and starring Katalin Karády, Vera Szemere and Sándor Szabó. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. It was Karády's final film, and she emigrated to Brazil soon afterwards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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