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Damnation (1988) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 116 mins · Hungarian
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- Directed by
- Béla Tarr
- Starring
- György Cserhalmi, Gyula Pauer, Székely B. Miklós, Ágnes Kamondy, Hédi Temessy, Vali Kerekes
Karrer drifts through a bleak, rain‑soaked world, his daily routine a march of quiet desperation. Surrounded by mud‑laden streets, his crushing solitude seems endless—until he discovers the Titanik Bar, where a mesmerizing, haunting singer performs. Though she is married, Karrer becomes fixated on driving her husband away, hoping her music might rescue him from his hopelessness.
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