Twenty Hours (1965)

Original title

Húsz óra

Directed by

Zoltán Fábri

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist interviews villagers in rural Hungary about a local murder. Their conflicting stories reveal political tensions and personal grudges from the past.

reflectivesomberslow-pacedintimateintrospectiveearthyserious

What happens

Twenty Hours (Hungarian: Húsz óra, pronounced [ˈhuːs ˈoːrɒ]) is a 1965 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. Fábri's film shared the Grand Prix with War and Peace and won the Prix FIPRESCI at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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