directed by Ildikó Enyedi, drama, 116 min, eng subtitles, 16+
written by Ildikó Enyedi
with Géza Morcsányi, Alexandra Borbély, Zoltán Schneider, Ervin Nagy, Tamás Jordán
A slaughterhouse in Budapest is the setting for a strangely beautiful love story. Mária, the new quality controller, always chooses a table on her own in the canteen, where she sits in silence. Hers is a world that consists of figures and data that have imprinted themselves on her memory since early childhood. Her slightly older boss Endre is also the quiet type. Tentatively, they begin to get to know each other, finding out that they actually have something fascinating in common… This story of two people discovering the realm of emotions and physical desire, at first individually and then together, is tenderly told by director Ildikó Enyedi, but in a way that also exudes subtle humour. A film about the fears and inhibitions associated with opening up to others and about how exhilarating it can be when you finally do.