Satantango (1994) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1994 · 432 mins · Hungarian

#6,280 15

Directed by

Béla Tarr

Starring

Erika Bók, János Derzsi, Mihály Kormos, Gyula Pauer, Székely B. Miklós, Mihály Víg

In a remote Hungarian village the collapse of Communism leaves residents scrambling as the local factory shuts down, cutting off their main income. A doctor and three couples await a promised cash payment tied to the closure. Meanwhile, Irimias, presumed dead and a police informant, returns and persuades the villagers to form a commune.