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POST MORTEM
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, UNITED KINGDOM
 
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Completed - HUNGARIAN, ENGLISH - Thriller, Horror - 115 minutes

Log Line

A post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.




Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Péter BERGENDY
 Producer(s) : Ábel KÖVES, Tamás LAJOS

Synopsis

As a result of the destruction caused by World War I and the Spanish Flu, countless spirits have become stranded in our world. Tomas, the young, wandering, post mortem photographer, ends up in a small Hungarian village during the freezing winter of 1918, after meeting a ten year-old orphan girl, Anna. But as he becomes more closely acquainted with the life of the place, he feels increasingly like he must escape it. The noises in the night, the village enveloped in hostility, the strange deaths, and the shadowy figures appearing in his photographs all prompt him to leave as soon as possible. Only a vision in the night and the certainty that ghosts exist, makes Tomás return to the village, his conscience and desire for action awakened.
He decides that with the help of the instruments at his disposal, he will investigate the ghosts' intentions and will find a way to get free of them. The little girl accompanies Tomás's exciting exploration through all its dangers, but they find no clear answers; all the while, the spirits wreak greater havoc as each moment passes.

Production

Country(ies) : HUNGARY

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

FRANCE Jun 22, 2022 CONDOR DISTRIBU
INDIA VR FILMS & STUD
MEXICO THE DARK SIDE D
UNITED KIN SMART DOG PRODU


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Festivals and Awards

Warsaw FF 2020 International Competition
Sitges FF 2020
FANCINE Festival de Cine Fantastico de la Universidad de Malaga 2020 (Nominated, Fancine Award - Official Jury - Best Film)
San Sebastián Horror and Fantasy Film Festival 2020 (Nominated, Blogos de Oro Award - Best Feature)
Splat! FilmFest 2020 (Nominated, Audience Award - Best Film)
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2020 (Won - RAI 4 Award - Best Film)
Trieste Science+Fiction Festival 2020 (Won - Méliès d' argent Award Special Mention - Best European Feature-length Film from the Fantastic Genre)
Fantasporto 2021 (Best Film)
Atlantida Film Festival 2021 (Best Film)
BIFF 2021 (Nominated, Silver Méliès - Best European Film)
C-FEM Murcian Fantastic European Film Festival 2021 (Best Actor)
C-FEM Murcian Fantastic European Film Festival 2021 (Best Film)
C-FEM Murcian Fantastic European Film Festival 2021 (Best Cinematography)
C-FEM Murcian Fantastic European Film Festival 2021 (Best Screenplay)
Cinefantasy International Fantastic Cinema Festival 2021 (Nominated, Cine Fantasy Award - Best Film)
FrightFest 2021
Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival 2021 (Nominated, Vicious Cat - Best Film)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Original Music)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Costume Design)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Sound)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Make-Up)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Editing)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Production Design)
Hungarian Film Week 2021 (Best Cinematography)
MOTELx - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa 2021 (Nominated, Audience Award)
Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival 2021 (Nominated, Narcisse Award)
Parma International Music Film Festival, IT 2021 ( Won, Best Film - Silver Violet (Violetta d’Argento))
Ravenheart Film Festival 2021 (Nominated, Raven Trophy Award - Best Feature Film)
Ravenna Nightmare 2021 (Nominated, Golden Ring Award - Best Film)
Ravenheart Film Festival 2021 (Won, Critic Award for Best Director)
Shockfest Film Festival, US 2021 (Nominated, Festival Award In Official Competition)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Best Editing - )
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Best Cinematography )
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Best Sound Design)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Special Effects)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Supporting Actor)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Best Director)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Best Horror Film)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Special Award - Most Scary Film)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 (Won, Special Award - Film Most Want to See a Sequel to)
Toronto After Dark Film Festival 2021 ( Won, Bronze - Best Feature Film)
Gerardmer Film Festival 2022
Grimmfest 2022 (Official Selection)


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