Sunset (Napszállta)

A young woman stumbles upon dark secrets while searching for answers about her family in this Hungarian period drama from László Nemes (Son of Saul).

"1913, Budapest, in the heart of Europe. The young Irisz Leiter (Juli Jakab, Son of Saul) arrives in the Hungarian capital with high hopes to work as a milliner at the legendary hat store that belonged to her late parents. She is nonetheless sent away by the new owner, Oszkár Brill (Vlad Ivanov, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days). While preparations are under way at the Leiter hat store, to host guests of uttermost importance, a man abruptly comes to Irisz, looking for a certain Kálmán Leiter. Refusing to leave the city, the young woman follows Kálmán’s tracks, her only link to a lost past. Her quest brings her through the dark streets of Budapest, where only the Leiter hat store shines, into the turmoil of a civilisation on the eve of its downfall." (Venice Film Festival)

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