Hukkle

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Understated, unconventional and observant.

83%

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User Ratings: 1,388

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Movie Info

There is something dark and mysterious occurring in a small Hungarian village, but exactly what that is remains a secret, barely perceptible among the rhythms of everyday life. A youth drives the milk cart and spies a young woman sunbathing. An old woman plows her field, and a farmer's sow is fertilized. But there is also a strange ritual that involves the villagers and the mailman, who presents items to every new widow when her husband dies -- something that happens with regular frequency.

Genre:

mystery and thriller
Original Language:

Hungarian
Director:

Gyorgy Palfi
Producer:

Csaba Bereczky, Andras Bohm
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA):

$48.2K
Runtime:

1h 17m
Production Co:

Columbia

Cast & Crew

Ferenc Bandi
Csuklik bácsi

Ferenc Nagy
Méhész

Janos F. Kovacs
Vízhordó fiú

Eszter Onodi
Városi anya

Attila Kaszas
Városi papa

Katalin Balatoni

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Critic Reviews for Hukkle

All Critics (33) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (33)

Told almost entirely without words and composed largely of detail shots, this doesn't quite transcend the gimmickry of its concept, but it succeeds as a bravura technical exercise with some truly amazing images.

April 4, 2019 | Full Review…

Martin Rubin
Chicago Reader
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April 1, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Empire Magazine
It's a novelty, and an educational one at that. It reminds you of just how dumb your average movie is these days.

April 29, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
Unclassifiable and wildly original.

August 13, 2004 | Rating: 3/4

Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
So precisely and hypnotically assembled it could have been directed by a particularly whimsical metronome.

June 18, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
What film is all about, but all too often isn't -- it challenges its audience to look at the world in a different way.

March 26, 2004 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
Some of the things encountered in Hukkle are brilliant cinematic conceits, which the director properly builds up to their punchline.

December 6, 2006 | Full Review…

Boyd van Hoeij
european-films.net
Sparkling and thought-provoking, Hukkle is the cinematic equivalent of a puzzle box wrapped up in ethnic enigmas and rural riddles.

July 27, 2005 | Rating: A

Bill Gibron
PopMatters
The movie is an enriching, lovingly filmed exercise in disorientation, worth seeing more than once if you've got the time, money and patience.

April 28, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/5

Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly
Gyorgy Palfi shows an incredibly deft hand in creating a fictional story that...you could enjoy as a slice of life in rural Hungary

June 3, 2004 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
There are so many odd references tucked into "Hukkle" it becomes a complex puzzle masquerading as a simple tale which may require multiple viewings.

June 1, 2004 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews
Packs more bizarre ideas into its 75 minutes than most films do with two hours.

March 26, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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Audience Reviews for Hukkle

Jul 28, 2014

Mostly, this is a film about liquids being poured. Sheer torture.

Eric B Super Reviewer
Sep 27, 2011

In the beginning, there was the hiccup... That is a very small disruption to the natural order in "Hukkle" in a small farming village where there is a long standing relationship between the humans who work hard for what they have and the animals which they care for and occasionally become lunch. The largest disruption is also the money shot of the film. Aside from that, the film is pretty much minimalist in observing the day-to-day details except for one sequence that cuts from a man eating to an-x-ray of him to a doctor's office.

Walter M Super Reviewer
Jan 30, 2010

A very intriguing and interesting bit of film making. It is a murder mystery but one that is told in an indirect manner and one that involves putting the pieces together through observation of life in a Hungarian village. Very unique.

John B Super Reviewer