László Nemes follows up from his Academy Award winner Son of Saul with this enigmatic period drama set at the birth of the twentieth century, about the ebbs and flows of civilisation.
Sunset Napszállta
The year is 1913 and Írisz arrives Budapest seeking employment at a milliner's shop formerly owned by her parents. When she is turned away, she begins searching for her brother in the murky streets of the city.
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