Strangled Page #3

Synopsis: Based on real-life events, this psycho-thriller is set in the provincial Hungary of the 1960s, when a series of atrocious murders shock the small town of Martfü. A psychotic killer is on the prowl, who continues to slaughter young women while an innocent man is wrongly accused and sentenced for crimes he could never have committed. A determined detective arrives on the scene and soon becomes obsessed with the case while under pressure from the prosecutor to see a man hang. Stuck in the suffocating social, political and psychological world of socialist Hungary, we soon find ourselves entangled in a web of intricate conspiracy and disturbing drama.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Year:
2016
121 min
37 Views


You should have noticed.

Bollocks!

You've got no idea what

it was like back then!

I turn into Fillr utca...

and there's the church...

The walls are grey-blue...

A small glazed alcove...

with a Virgin Mary statue...

The glass is dirty...

The old women haven't washed it...

and the blue well...

You should try to forget,

this sh*t eats you up, you idiot!

How are you enjoying life with us?

- On the frontline...

- Well enough.

- I've got no time for myself.

- That's good!

No, thanks!

And?

- Got any usable evidence?

- Maybe.

But... So...

Teacher, sir!

I'd like to have the Rti case reopened...

But I called you in

to discuss the new case.

And that's why I mentioned it.

The Rti case...

That case is done and dusted.

Let's stay in the present...

I believe that the '57 Martf murder

is linked to the present...

- Are you questioning the verdict?!

- God forbid!

The case's simplicity

meant that details,

that pointed totally...

You're creating false links, Zoltn!

You have to work

from recent proven evidence

so you don't misdirect

yourself or the case.

I taught you something similar.

You can't pull cases in

that take your fancy.

It didn't "take my fancy".

Are you questioning my expertise

or my integrity?

Neither, believe me.

That's Why I'd like the file.

Not to rely on my imagination.

Save your imagination for the case in hand

because it's going nowhere.

You were just the same at university:

talented and imaginative.

But your ideas often left reality behind.

I won't let you

make a fool of yourself, son!

Does that mean I don't get permission?

It means that case is closed!

My boy?

Should I bring him in?

No, not yet...

I've stitched him a ball!

You'll have to smuggle it out.

Don't take any silly risks!

I might enter an appeal again...

Let it go!

It would help progress, trust me.

- What do you want to know?

- Everything about Szirmai.

Even if he requests a file.

- And about Bta?

- About him, too.

But you need to behave the way you have.

Don't raise suspicion.

I understand.

Of course... if you can find

a way to win their confidence...

You're a clever bloke!

Show me what you can do!

I can count on you, can't I?

I'll check if the boy's asleep...

Mr. Bognr! Could you take me home?

My bike chain got stuck...

Of course.

- It's been a long time.

- It has.

How's the kid?

Started school, I suppose.

Sure.

I was nervous...

When are you going to have one?

Me? Here? Who with? What for?

Don't be foolish...

Rti's appealing again.

They don't usually try

so many times. Unless...

Is there something

we should worry about?

There's nothing.

I said... there's nothing.

So should we reject his application?

Right?

That's down to you.

Mr. Bognr, we've gone too far!

Mr. Bognr, we've driven past it!

Please, stop!

Mr. Bognr, please stop the truck!

Where are we going?

Mr. Bognr, where are we going?!

Stop now!

Where are we going?!

No!

- D'you want kill yourself?!

- Stop!

Where are we going?!

Don't! Help!

No!

What are you doing?!

- Don't! Help me!

- Stay still!

vi...

Evi!

vi...

Rti!

Rti!

Oh, you f***ing idiot!

Help!

Help! Rti's slashed his wrists!

Get here now, for God's sake!

A pink, floral-print skirt!

A pale blouse!

Leather sandals!

A young girl with long,

brown hair and a bicycle!

A "Csepel" woman's bike!

- Understand?!

- Yes!

Then get going!

Search! Search!

The trail ends here...

Take them away!

Give her something for her nerves!

If you'd caught the killer,

she'd still be alive!

Concentrate on this case and

this case only, understand?

What's wrong?

Gbor!

What's wrong?

That girl this morning.

Try not thinking about it.

What if she was murdered because of me?

Where do you get such stupid ideas?

And what if I wasn't right?

If the same bloke killed her

who killed Patai?

I've had enough!

I've had enough of the whole thing!

Why do you think he said he did it?

I'd like to know that, too.

If it turns out you sent

an innocent man to prison...

...you're finished!

We all are!

Your career is going so well...

You'll be deputy state prosecutor in minutes.

If I get it.

If they appoint me.

Get to the table!

"...application for appeal denied.

Gbor Katona county prosecutor."

Can you explain

your brother's odd behaviour?

Not really...

And his lies?

He gave contradictory accounts.

- Perhaps he was scared.

- Scared?!

He had good reason... and no alibi.

- And why didn't you give him one?

- What? How?

- Didn't he ask you for one?

- No! It never occurred to him!

- What are you suggesting?

- I'd have definitely lied.

He never told me he murdered her!

No one believed me!

What else should I have done?!

kos could act really foolishly.

Like a kid.

He's shy.

He was filled with guilt

by our parents.

I believe your brother

didn't admit it to you, but to others...

He loved the girl, that's all.

His son was important to him.

He wanted him.

Why would he have killed?

This is what we all

look like after 2 years...

Yeah...

So much for eternal life.

She died 2 years ago, too.

Who?

Anna, my fiance.

Her heart stopped.

Right after the championships.

Those f***ing hurdles!

Let's go, I'll get the drinks in.

And on the other side?

Did you see anything on the other side?

What the sh*t should I have seen?

Even greater darkness?

Why the hell did you do that? Hey?

You're innocent, okay, maybe, but...

What the sh*t do you want?

A medal?

To get the f*** out of here!

To f***ing get out of my head!

Calm it!

Stop that!

Stop!

Tidy this place up at once!

I want to stop this... for good!

I want this sh*t to be over!

Tidy this mess up!

Now!

Bujdos, stay where you are!

I wish you'd swallowed that needle!

You're a pain in the arse!

- Can I walk with you?

- What for?

I've not got an umbrella and...

Comrade Bta!

Comrade Bta, you forgot to pay!

Tell Jani to put it on my slate!

Don't give me a hard time!

Would you come back with me?

While I pay the bill.

We could drink a beer.

I'm in a hurry.

Cognac?

Only if you help.

With anything.

Do you come here often?

Now and again.

And you?

I prefer to stay in.

Alone?

You've got such a beautiful profile.

Stay like that.

Do you still think

my brother killed that woman?

Don't spoil the evening.

The evening? Are you joking?

All my evenings are ruined

and that's down to you!

Isn't she ashamed...

to come here with that detective?

I wouldn't have the nerve!

What do you want from me?

How should I say?

I know it's impossible, but...

I need you to help me with his appeal.

- You want me to work against myself?

- For yourself.

Over here!

Yes?

- Say You're sorry!

- Me? Why?

For looking at her like that.

Say sorry.

How was I looking?

I can look anyway I like!

But not when I'm around!

It's not her fault

what her brother did.

He did nothing!

That's not important now.

And it wasn't you either.

Say sorry...

Say sorry to the lady!

- Say sorry!

- Stop that!

- I didn't hear you!

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