Post Mortem

2020

1h 55m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Foreign

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89%

Tomatometer

9 Reviews

58%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

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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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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Dorogi N

The worst horror film i have ever seen. The effects in it are horrible. It looks like a parody. Beside that the story was boring.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/05/23

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Balint H

You would think 1st that it's just another horror movie featuring the same canned moves but you are pleasantly (?) surprised as you watch on. Many unexpected, original, and very cruel scary scenes of the evil doings of poltergeist ghosts. The one thing I missed is the more realistic reactions of the main actors. In such circumstances they must have crapped their pants but most of the time they just look slightly scared of the truly evil and devilish happenings. Visual effects outshine the budget, while the actors are pretty good playing their characters especially Anna. Tomas should have been less fish blooded as truly ghastly things happen to them. The ending has a nice hollywood like twist that takes away from all the loathing. Good movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/13/23

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Ree R

Thoughtful cinematography lends to the cold and barren landscape, illustrating just how isolated the villagers were (there's a scene shot in winter of a stark white church silhouetted against the heavy, night sky which is truly chilling). The special effects were not perfect, but this added to the creep factor and sometimes less is more. It reminds me of "A Dark Song" which despite a small budget, also gave me a satisfying scare.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/28/23

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Kristie S

probably would have been better in the original language with subtitles, the dub over was terrible, also definite pedo vibes from the main character.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/23

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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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