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Post Mortem

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Post Mortem

2020

1h 55m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Foreign

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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

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Jessica Kiang

Variety

Even a town overrun by the dead should feel more alive than this one.

Dec 20, 2021

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Anton Bitel

Sight & Sound

a charming if creepy promise of gradual community recovery.

Aug 22, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Alejandro L

This movie is disturbing, and provocative ,this movie is a terror tale and great acting and director is a great creator of atmosférico Moments in this movie is so terrific.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Don L

This was a great movie. Very original, shot in Eastern Europe (Hungary) . The actors, the camera work, the direction, and the story are all superb. Why haven't I heard about this movie. I watched it on Netflix in Hungary because I recently moved here so was looking for Hungarian movies with English sub-titles to help me learn the language. This movie, literally, blew me away. So very unique and original.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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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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