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A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.


“One day for justice”
An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.

Péter Rudolf
István Szentes (Town Clerk)

Bence Tasnádi
Árpád Szentes

Tamás Szabó Kimmel
Jancsi

Dóra Sztarenki
Kisrózsi

Ági Szirtes
Mrs. Kustár

József Szarvas
Mr. Kustár

Eszter Nagy-Kálózy
Anna Szentes
Iván Angelusz
Hermann Sámuel

Marcell Nagy
Son of Hermann Sámuel

István Znamenák
Station Master
1945 is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of suicide, fire, cemetery, holocaust (shoah), hungary, horse. Directed by Ferenc Török, it stars Péter Rudolf, Bence Tasnádi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel. An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.
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