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Forest (2003)

Forest poster
Original title
Rengeteg
Directed by
Benedek Fliegauf
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A series of loosely connected scenes follow various people living in rural Hungary. They deal with poverty, isolation, and everyday struggles. The film shows their harsh realities without much dialogue or explanation.

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What happens

Forest (Hungarian: Rengeteg) is a 2003 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Benedek Fliegauf. It was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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