Synopsis
Based on the book by László Krasznahorkai, Sátántangó follows members of a small, defunct agricultural collective living in a post-apocalyptic landscape after the fall of Communism who, on the heels of a large financial windfall, set out to leave their village. As a few of the villagers secretly conspire to take off with all of the earnings for themselves, a mysterious character, long thought dead, returns to the village, altering the course of everyone’s lives forever.
Filmmaker
Béla Tarr
He is one of the great names in contemporary cinema. Over more than thirty years, he directed nine feature films and several medium-length films and collaborative projects. At 22, he shot his debut feature, Family Nest, a socially conscious film, somewhere between fiction and documentary, made without a budget and with non-professional actors. He later gained admission to the School of Theatre and Film and, from there, developed a filmography that includes major works such as Sátántangó, Werckmeister Harmonies, and The Turin Horse. In 2025, he was in Barcelona to receive the D’A Honorary Award.
Filmography: Missing People (2019), Muhamed (short, 2017), The Turin Horse (co-directed, 2011, D'A 2026), The Man from London (co-directed, 2007), Werckmeister Harmonies (co-directed, 2000), Journey on the Plain (mid-length, 1995), Sátántangó (1994, D'A 2020), City Life (co-directed, 1990), Damnation (1988), Almanac of Fall (1985), The Prefab People (1982), The Outsider (1981), Cinemarxisme (1979), Family Nest (1979), Hotel Magnezit (short, 1978)
Awards and festivals
Kutxabank New Directors
STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL
Best Cinematography
MACAO FILM FESTIVAL
Special Mention
DUBLIN INT FILM FESTIVAL
Best Cinematography
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