Silence and Cry

Silence and Cry (1968)

Csend és kiáltás

Set during a turbulent era of disquiet, fear, persecution and terror, which permeates every corner of post-WWI Hungarian society. In 1919, after just a few months of communist rule the Hungarian Republic of Councils falls victim to a nationalist counter-revolution. Admiral Horthy, leader of the nationalist far right movement, becomes the self-proclaimed regent of Hungary, and assumes power as the legal Head of State. Soldiers of the short-lived Hungarian Red Army are now on the run from relentless secret policemen and patrol units of the nationalist Royal Gendarme. If caught, ex-Red Army soldiers are executed without mercy or proper trial. István Cserzi, a former soldier of the Red Army has fled to the Great Hungarian Plains and has taken refuge on a farm, which is run by two sympathetic women.

Date of release
1968-06-12
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama
Director
Miklós Jancsó

Casting

Interesting facts

Silence and Cry is a 1968 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó.

Background

The film is the second of three films by Jancsó about the conflict of 1919.

It also considered one of the director's "formalist" films.

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