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Post Mortem

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In the cold winter of 1918, Tomás, a young man who works doing post-mortem photography, ends up in a small Hungarian village. The strange nocturnal sounds, the hostility, the mysterious deaths and the somber figures that appear in his photographs all urge him to leave as soon as possible. But Tomás returns to the village to investigate the ghosts’ intentions and find a way to get rid of them.
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Phuong Le Guardian For those who enjoy period details as well as practical horror effects, there is much to be mined here, such as the meticulously recreated village and the impressively gnarly makeup applied on the victims of the malevolent spirits. Rated: 3/5 Oct 24, 2022 Full Review Jessica Kiang Variety Even a town overrun by the dead should feel more alive than this one. Dec 20, 2021 Full Review Anton Bitel Sight & Sound a charming if creepy promise of gradual community recovery. Aug 22, 2021 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage Post Mortem melds a pandemic, the fear of contagion, legends, and superstitions into an anti-climatic story but in doing so, it eschews the familiar and boring paths of Hollywood-style horror... [Full review in Spanish] Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia "..having all the hallmarks of a good old-fashioned ghost story, Post Modern immerses the viewer in its chilling period atmosphere." Apr 11, 2022 Full Review Joe Lipsett Queer.Horror.Movies. [Despite being] light on story and feat. an uncomfortable surrogate father/daughter relationship, Post Mortem is beautiful and haunting. Featuring top notch visual effects and stunt work, the film features no shortage of memorable sequences Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 16, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gabriel S Post Mortem seemed to shimmer amidst the endless sea of indescribable horror films cluttering the catalog of just about every streaming service—a curse in its own right, maybe. But upon closer inspection, it revealed itself to be nothing more than fool’s gold. Its intriguing premise slowly dissolves into a muddled chain of events and characters that don't mesh, leaving behind a haze of confusion that clouds its superficial attempt to deliver historical horror with impact. The story follows Tomás, a German who had a near-death experience during the First World War and now lives as a postmortem photographer—a macabre practice on its own. When a young girl requests his services, Tomás hesitantly agrees, driven by the intimate notion that she’s the apparition he saw when he almost died. This leads him to a village where many are dead or dying, hinting at a horror perhaps even more dreadful than the Influenza itself. From here on, the story descends into chaos. Everything it could do wrong, it does—starting with the muddled suggestion around Tomás’s intentions toward the girl, Anna. I get the sense that, for some reason, he sees her as a daughter figure, but nothing in his backstory supports that kind of void in his soul. Yet, in some scenes, Tomás’s gaze suggests desire—something that might have been typical of the era, but is still filthy and disturbing to consider. Moreover, the sequence of events is completely unruly—a jumble of plot points stitched together without clear cohesion. The disarray in the scenes makes certain deductions feel forced, and the dialogue plays out like pure exposition. And truth be told, the ending is so disconnected and senseless that, honestly, I didn’t get it. I appreciate the idea of a story continuing beyond its climax, but the resolution of its central conflict felt utterly unexplained. Post Mortem aims to draw us into a profound tale of grief and acceptance, of life and death—but ultimately delivers a feeble, convoluted narrative, lacking any real cohesion. It manages to intrigue—but that’s about all it does. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/27/25 Full Review Gabriel T It would be better if it focused more on the corpses and the evil shadows intestead of these telekinetic Evil-dead-II-style or Poltergeist-style attacks. It can't be earie like "Hereditary" or enchanting like "Sleepy Hollow", it is just too much and silly. It can see there was a lot of work behind it but the direction it chooses was really bad Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/24/25 Full Review Peter F Watchable but disppointing. An intriguing concept and some talent in certain aspects (mostly cinematography and special effects) goes to waste here by i) really weak acting, ii) weak pacing iii) bad dialogue and iv) the lack of plain thinking and planning that went into the characters and the story itself. So this ends up a film you want to succeed, but sadly it never does - all there remains is a muddled mess of a story with one-dimensional characters that are behaving unlogically. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Jay A Post Mortem gives some cool scenes and scares. The environment is cold and desolete and makes everything that much more creepy. The lighting was really well done, I picked that out right away. The story had an amazing opportunity to be something special, but it turned out to be confusing and a real stinker of an idea. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/24 Full Review Tyler B Some Erie concepts here but loses momentum. Not to mention the English voiceover is dreadful. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/15/24 Full Review Logan D A post-mortem photographer journeys for work to a small village stricken by a plague. Because of the harsh winter, the residents are unable to bury their dead in the unyielding ground. Weird things begin happening. Nice little hidden gem! The practical effects are impressive and the film immerses you in the time with a detailed reproduction of the town. It does have hints of a strange relationship between the main character and a young girl but perhaps that was accidental. Highly recommended. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the cold winter of 1918, Tomás, a young man who works doing post-mortem photography, ends up in a small Hungarian village. The strange nocturnal sounds, the hostility, the mysterious deaths and the somber figures that appear in his photographs all urge him to leave as soon as possible. But Tomás returns to the village to investigate the ghosts’ intentions and find a way to get rid of them.
Director
Péter Bergendy
Producer
Ábel Köves, Tamás Lajos
Screenwriter
Piros Zankay
Production Co
Szupermodern Stúdió
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Foreign
Original Language
Hungarian
Runtime
1h 55m
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