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Natural Light

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World War II, occupied Soviet Union. István Semetka is a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Caporal in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander is killed, Semetka has to overcome his fears and take command of the unit as he is dragged into a chaos that he cannot control.
Natural Light

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Critics Consensus

Visually gripping if narratively distant, Natural Light captures the horrors of war, albeit at a certain chilly remove.

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Simran Hans Observer (UK) 11/14/2021
3/5
There's a cold, sombre beauty to the compositions, which are rendered in varying shades of sludgy mud-brown. Go to Full Review Marina Ashioti Little White Lies 11/12/2021
2/5
Ripens slowly only to become stale. Go to Full Review Jake Cunningham Empire Magazine 11/11/2021
3/5
The forceful imagery and acute sound design make Natural Light worth surrendering to, but a frail narrative may leave you feeling like you're in no man's land. Go to Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills 10/27/2023
This is a very beautiful film of delicate earthtones, all mud, rain, overcast skies and bare trees. Yet that aesthetic grace doesn’t lessen the ugliness of complicity in genocide... Go to Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage 09/15/2022
The war of Natural Light is one of inaction. The waits, the journeys, the distances that those who travel and survive, those who won't end in history books. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Ricardo De Querol El Pais (Spain) 06/02/2022
Attempts to make us imagine the suffering of the executioners. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Dénes Nagy

Director

Ferenc Szabó

Semetka

Tamás Garbacz

Szrnka

László Bajkó

Koleszár

Gyula Franczia

Major

Stuhl Erno

Vucskán
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Synopsis World War II, occupied Soviet Union. István Semetka is a simple Hungarian farmer who serves as a Caporal in a special unit scouting for partisan groups. On their way to a remote village, his company falls under enemy fire. As the commander is killed, Semetka has to overcome his fears and take command of the unit as he is dragged into a chaos that he cannot control.
Director
Dénes Nagy
Producer
Melanie Blocksdorf, Inese Boka, Marcell Gerö, Sára László, Caroline Piras, Inese Boka-Grube
Screenwriter
Dénes Nagy
Production Co
Campfilm, Proton Cinema, Lilith Films, Novak Production, VisionTeam , ZDF/Arte, Mistrus Media, Propeller Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Hungarian
Runtime
1h 43m
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