Cast
Ferenc Kállai Lajos Őze 
Zoltán Fábri Béla Both Georgette Mertzhradt Róbert Rátonyi
Credits
Written by: Péter Bacsó
Plot
A dike keeper in 1950s Hungary is repeatedly arrested and rehabilitated by the regime for absurd reasons, in a black comedy about Stalinist-era paranoia.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bitter, funny satire that was banned for years.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.6 / 10 (8,663 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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