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Some wounds never heal. In a rundown Central European town, the everyday lives of three working people are violently disrupted: a boy goes missing, a woman is stalked, and a man comes face t... Read allSome wounds never heal. In a rundown Central European town, the everyday lives of three working people are violently disrupted: a boy goes missing, a woman is stalked, and a man comes face to face with the killer of his child.Some wounds never heal. In a rundown Central European town, the everyday lives of three working people are violently disrupted: a boy goes missing, a woman is stalked, and a man comes face to face with the killer of his child.

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5.2/10

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Rebecka Johnston's debut.

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8/10

Dual Timeline

Although I enjoy overseas films and don't mind subtitles, both can bring their own challenges. Unfamiliar with Hungarian / Eastern European actors, it took me too long to recognise there were two timelines here - my fault, not the film's, but a point to note for other non-Hungarians.

I suspect I would have preferred subtitles to this English-language version. The accents were an unnecessary distraction.

On the positive side, the characters are largely recognisable, including their flaws. A mother confronted with horrific claims from her child is afraid to go to the authorities. Grooming techniques, heightened vulnerability of some children, the intergenerational cycle of abuse, are all explored but subtly - the film is not a lecture, but an attempt to understand how people act and react.

Some editing is clunky, which doesn't help when cutting between scenes in the dark, but the plots are nicely woven together. There is an engaging mix of brutality and humanity that carries the audience along with it.

Not an easy watch, but a satisfying one.