The Butcher, the Whore and the One-Eyed Man

2018 / crime / 105 min / Hungary
Dir: János Szász ("Notebook", "The Witman Boys", Woyzeck")

Market screening: 18 February at 19:45 - CinemaxX 16

In 1925 a terrible scandal shakes the city of Budapest. Ferenc Kudelka was slaughtered in his own abattoir, cut up, bundled into suitcases and carried through the city streets to be eventually dumped in the Danube. Kudelka the butcher falls passionately in love with the wife of the former gendarme officer, Gusztav Lederer, with the full knowledge and assistance of the husband: he can spend hours of pleasure with his wife Maria in return for money.

The Whiskey Bandit

2016 / crime, action / 126 min / Hungary
Dir: Nimrod Antal ("Predators", "Armored", "Kontroll")

Market screening: 17 February at 19:25 - CinemaxX 12

Based on true story. Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the "Whiskey Bandit". Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the "Whiskey Bandit". The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

Budapest Noir

2017 / crime / 95 min / Hungary
dir: Eva Gardos ("An American Rhapsody")

Market screening: 16 February at 18:40 - CinemaxX 19

Budapest, 1936. The Hungarian prime minister returns from Germany in a coffin, his dream of making Hungary into a functioning fascist state snuffed out-for now. Crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon has other things on his mind. A cynic who thinks he has seen it all, a tip leads him to an unusual crime scene in a seedy part of the city. A beautiful, well-dressed young woman is dead, with only a Jewish prayer book in her purse. Investigating the mystery girl's murder, Gordon enters a world of pornographers, brothels and Communist cells leading to the highest echelons of power. The more people try to scare him away, the deeper he digs in, not knowing who to trust, or what ulterior motives are working against him and the truth.

2017 Hollywood Music in Media Awards - Attila Pacsay in ORIGINAL SCORE - INDEPENDENT FILM (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) category (USA)