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The District (2007)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:8

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Dec 19, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: The kids of the district grew up in constant rivalling and fights as their Gypsy, Hungarian, Arab, and Chinese families engage in everyday hostility. Yet Richie, the youngest of the Lakatos clan... The kids of the district grew up in constant rivalling and fights as their Gypsy, Hungarian, Arab, and Chinese families engage in everyday hostility. Yet Richie, the youngest of the Lakatos clan attempts to find a way to pacify the Csorba family, and especally their lovely daughter, Jules. As he soon reveals, the way to peace is through money, and that the only way to make money is to have oil. So the kids take a timetrip to the prehistoric age, and create their own oil reserves right under the district. After their return the exploitation of oil begins, radically changing the stance both in the school and in the general criminal environment of the area. And their sudden success draws some unwanted international attention to the district... --© Official Site [More]

Director: Aron Gauder

Director: Aron Gauder
Producer: Erik Novak
Studio: Atopia

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Fifteen credited artists labored over the distinct animated style, a jerky collage in which cutouts of actors' heads are blended with animated bodies and surroundings; result is crude yet novel.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/18/07
Eddie Cockrell
Eddie Cockrell
Variety

A raucously fun cartoon that combines raunchiness, political satire and hip-hop to sometimes exhilarating effect.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
12/24/07
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

No review available.

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10/16/06
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
eye WEEKLY

This is simply the most ground-breaking movie I've seen all year.

Full Review Source: LYTRules.com | comment Comment
04/29/06
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
LYTRules.com

There's so much going on in this animated Hungarian feature that if you don't have attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder going in, you may well develop it by the time you exit the theatre, and I mean that as a compliment.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
11/24/07
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

The Hungarian cartoon feature The District! is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007’s most original animated film.

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12/20/07
Matt Zoller Seitz
Matt Zoller Seitz
New York Times

By the time The District is over, one might not have a clear idea what the film is about in a singular sense. But as a free-associating spoof of the modernworld, it's a hoot.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
10/12/07
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

A tasty Hungarian goulash.

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12/19/07
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

Eye-popping as The District! is, the overarching geopolitical satire is a haphazardly lobbed grenade too dim-witted to be explosive.

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12/18/07
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Village Voice
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10/18/08
Bilge Ebiri
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine
 
 
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