Damnation
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76% Critic Match

Damnation

7.6 / 10 1988 1h 56mNR Hungarian
DramaCrime

Storyline

Karrer plods his way through life in quiet desperation. His environment is drab and rainy and muddy. Eaten up with solitude, his hopelessness would be incurable but for the existence of the Titanik Bar and its beautiful, haunting singer. But the lady is married and Karrer is determined to keep her husband away...

Cast & Crew

Székely B. Miklós

Székely B. Miklós

Karrer

Lead
György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Sebestyén

VK

Vali Kerekes

The Singer

Gyula Pauer

Gyula Pauer

Willarsky

Hédi Temessy

Hédi Temessy

Cloakroom Attendant

GB

Gábor Balogh

JB

János Balogh

PB

Péter Breznyik Berg

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Béla Tarr's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Damnation is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker