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Hukkle

Play trailer Poster for Hukkle Released Sep 12, 2002 1h 17m Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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There is something dark and mysterious occurring in a small Hungarian village, but exactly what that is remains a secret, barely perceptible among the rhythms of everyday life. A youth drives the milk cart and spies a young woman sunbathing. An old woman plows her field, and a farmer's sow is fertilized. But there is also a strange ritual that involves the villagers and the mailman, who presents items to every new widow when her husband dies -- something that happens with regular frequency.
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Understated, unconventional and observant.

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Martin Rubin Chicago Reader Told almost entirely without words and composed largely of detail shots, this doesn't quite transcend the gimmickry of its concept, but it succeeds as a bravura technical exercise with some truly amazing images. Apr 4, 2019 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 4/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Unclassifiable and wildly original. Rated: 3/4 Aug 13, 2004 Full Review Boyd van Hoeij european-films.net Some of the things encountered in Hukkle are brilliant cinematic conceits, which the director properly builds up to their punchline. Dec 6, 2006 Full Review Bill Gibron PopMatters Sparkling and thought-provoking, Hukkle is the cinematic equivalent of a puzzle box wrapped up in ethnic enigmas and rural riddles. Rated: A Jul 27, 2005 Full Review Steve Schneider Orlando Weekly The movie is an enriching, lovingly filmed exercise in disorientation, worth seeing more than once if you've got the time, money and patience. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 28, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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eric b Mostly, this is a film about liquids being poured. Sheer torture. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member So now it is okay to kill animals for a movie? No film is worth the poisoning of animals for the sake of a storyline. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful. Amazing. Must see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to sit through, but apparently it's a masterpiece. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member O soluço é a parte mais legal... ou a única. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Um velho senhor assiste à vida passar sentado em um banco de praça. Um jovem bêbado dorme e ronca em um vagão de trem. Uma graciosa garota caça borboletas em um bucólico vale. Mulheres costuram em uma loja de vestidos. Homens jogam boliche em um pub. Uma abelha recolhe o mel das flores. Um arado mecânico debulha o trigo, que depois em um moinho será transformado em farinha. Na seqüência, na cozinha de vovó, é preparado um bolo no forno. Enquanto isso, um policial investiga um misterioso assassinato. O filme é todo composto por estes fragmentos de vida que se interligam na trama. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis There is something dark and mysterious occurring in a small Hungarian village, but exactly what that is remains a secret, barely perceptible among the rhythms of everyday life. A youth drives the milk cart and spies a young woman sunbathing. An old woman plows her field, and a farmer's sow is fertilized. But there is also a strange ritual that involves the villagers and the mailman, who presents items to every new widow when her husband dies -- something that happens with regular frequency.
Director
Gyorgy Palfi
Producer
Csaba Bereczky, Andras Bohm
Screenwriter
Gyorgy Palfi, Zsofia Ruttkay
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Columbia
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Hungarian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 2002, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 31, 2024
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 10, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA)
$48.2K
Runtime
1h 17m