SummaryA quiet young man returns to the wild, isolated landscape of the Delta. It is a labyrinth of waterways, small islands and over-grown vegetation, where the villagers are cut off from the outside world. The young man, who has been away since early childhood, is introduced to a sister he never knew he had. She is frail and timid, but resolute when s... Read More
Directed By:Kornél Mundruczó
Written By:Yvette Biro, Kornél Mundruczó
Delta
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A powerful meditation on personal freedom from a Hungarian auteur.
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A beautifully atmospheric vessel that will seem infinitely deep to some and chafingly dry to others.
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Unfolding like a medieval horror movie, Delta is sometimes laughable but often admirable.
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Taking a page--or rather, several chapters--from the Eastern European art-house playbook, Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó works this stock tale into a deliberately paced parable of desire and dread.
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This academic, albeit beautifully shot, exercise will appeal mainly to those who like their Greek tragedy served with no frills or explanations and a bare minimum of dialogue.
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Production Company:
- Proton Cinema
- Essential Filmproduktion GmbH
- Filmpartners
- ZDF/Arte
- Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- TV2
- Budapest Film
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM)
- Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Release Date:Mar 12, 2010
Duration:1 h 36 m
Awards
Hungarian Film Week
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Sarajevo Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
