We met for coffee (more like, ice cream and cola) before we headed to the cinema. As we sat under large umbrellas overlooking the fountain at Stachus, she admitted to me that she felt really nervous. I still feel bad that I didn’t catch on to the butterflies she felt. My mind was wound up over my study material and frustrations over US politics.

We met the boys later at the theater “City” on Sonnenstraße. The theater at 3 in the afternoon was hardly packed. Alex asked Eva, “What’s the film about?” Without saying too much, it is about Mord or murder. I asked: Why is the film included in the Fantasy Film Festival? Is there a unicorn in the film? Her response was no, but there is a crab. ah. crab. And with that the lights went down and the curtains opened.

I won’t give anything else away. But everything from cinematography, to the acting, the humor, and most of all, the story exceed my expectations. The film really reached the level of enjoyment I get from reading a book, which is hardly achievable with hollywood films. I’m not a big fan of modern films that show how people die (for that reason, I loath No County for Old Men), but this time was truly an exception. I left the theater filled with butterflies, having had the chance to be fully entertained by a brilliant murder mystery. I couldn’t thank my friend enough and tell her how proud I was of her brother.

It was shown only once at select theaters throughout Germany during the Fantasy Filmfest. If it comes out in your local independent, classic and international cinema it is a definite must see. Better yet, demand to see it.

Here is the plot summary:

“Forensic pathologist Tibor Malkáv is shy, grumpy, precise – and somehow charming. His mother has cancer, but its treatment is far too expensive for Malkáv’s means. Until he meets the Cyclops, a shady hoodlum, who promises to pay for the surgery if Malkáv kills an unknown person. Malkáv takes the job. Soon it turns out to be the greatest mistake of his life.” Hungarian Film Week

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