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Budapest Noir

Budapest Noir

20176.11h 35m

Overview

A murder mystery set in 1936 Budapest, just as Hungary was preparing to align itself with Hitler. A beautiful young girl is found dead and nobody wants to investigate—except Gordon, a crime reporter who has a gut feeling that things are not what they seem.

Directed by Éva Gárdos
Written by Vilmos Kondor, András Szekér
Produced by Ildikó Kemény, Patricia D'Intino, Ilona Antal
Box OfficeBudget: $3.4M0

Top Cast

Krisztián Kolovratnik

Krisztián Kolovratnik

Gordon Zsigmond

Réka Tenki

Réka Tenki

Eckhardt Krisztina

János Kulka

János Kulka

Vitéz Szöllösy András

Adél Kováts

Adél Kováts

Szöllösyné Irma

Zsolt Anger

Zsolt Anger

Gellért Vladimir

Kata Dobó

Kata Dobó

Vörös Margó

Franciska Törőcsik

Franciska Törőcsik

Fanny

Zoltán Mucsi

Zoltán Mucsi

Vogel

Zoltán Schneider

Zoltán Schneider

Csuli

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Ágnes Bánfalvy

Valéria

Themes & Keywords

budapest, hungaryfilm noirwoman director

About Budapest Noir

Budapest Noir is a crime film released in 2017 exploring themes of budapest, hungary, film noir, woman director. Directed by Éva Gárdos, it stars Krisztián Kolovratnik, Réka Tenki, János Kulka. A murder mystery set in 1936 Budapest, just as Hungary was preparing to align itself with Hitler. A beautiful young girl is found dead and nobody wants to investigate—except Gordon, a crime reporter who has a gut feeling that things are not what they seem.

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