Hukkle

Hukkle

2002 · 78 min · ★ 6.8 · Crime, Drama, Mystery

Using almost no dialogue, the film follows a number of residents (both human and animal) of a small rural community in Hungary – an old man with hiccups, a shepherdess and her sheep, an old woman who may or may not be up to no good, some folk-singers at a wedding, etc. While most of the film is a series of vignettes, there is a sinister and often barely perceptible subplot involving murder.

Directed by György Pálfi · Written by György Pálfi

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