Katalin Vagra

Name of Film	Katalin Vagra
Original Title
Director	Peter Strickland
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian
Mins	82 mins
Format to be screened
Festival & Awards	Berlin International Film Festival Silver Berlin Bear Golden Berlin Bear British Independent Film Awards British Independent Film Award Douglas Hickox Award CPH:PIX CPH:PIX Award European Film Awards European Discovery of the Year Evening Standard British Film Awards Evening Standard British Film Award London Critics Circle Film Awards ALFS Award Romanian Union of Filmmakers Romanian Union of Filmmakers Award
Producer	Oana Giurgiu .... co-producer Oana Giurgiu .... producer Tudor Giurgiu .... co-producer Tudor Giurgiu .... producer Peter Strickland .... producer
Synopsis	In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder. When her village discovers her secret, Katalin's husband rejects her. With nothing to lose, she is free to seek revenge on the perpetrators. As she puts human faces to horrible acts, she is forced to consider that morality might not be as black and white as she had imagined.
Note on Director	The directorial debut of Peter Strickland, he used the money from a bequest from his uncle to fund the project. Filmed over several years in a Hungarian-speaking part of the Romanian region of Transylvania, Strickland completed the project for £28,000.
High Resolution Pictures
Trailer Link	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PTjObn2W5I
Sources	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katalin_Varga http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1360875/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/oct/08/katalin-varga-review