Temperate Zone
1970 · 1h 19m · Drama
A 6.0 IMDb score signals this obscure Hungarian drama isn't worth your evening—it sounds like a slow-burn period piece about jealousy and stagnation that never quite earns your attention. Skip it unless you're specifically hunting for Cold War-era Eastern European cinema.
Plot
Kalán Imre, the district doctor lives in a small village surrounded by mountains. One day he is visited by two young relatives of his and their friend, a doctor at the beginning of his career. The name of the doctor is Király András, and he happens to be the great love of Kalán's young wife from her unmarried years. The orthodox Stalinist Kalán's entire life is filled with his great passion, hunting. The suffocating, narrow lives of the prominent people in the area are slowly revealed to András.
Director: Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács
Cast: Mari Törőcsik, András Kozák, Rudolf Somogyvári, Péter Benkő, Ferenc Kállai