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Directed by | Ildikó Enyedi |
Produced by |
Ernő Mesterházy András Muhi Mónika Mécs |
Written by | Ildikó Enyedi |
Starring | Géza Morcsányi |
Music by | Ádám Balázs |
Cinematography | Máté Herbai |
Edited by | Károly Szalai |
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116 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
On Body and Soul (Hungarian: Testről és lélekről) is a 2017 Hungarian drama film directed by Ildikó Enyedi. It won the Golden Bear in the main competition section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. At Berlin it also won the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
Endre and Mária work together in a slaughterhouse and have the same dream every night. They meet as deer in the forest. They realize this during an investigation when a psychologist interrogates everybody at the company where they work. Endre is the CFO and Mária is the precise quality inspector who has autistic behaviour. They are searching for the love that they have found as deer in their dreams, but it is more difficult in real life.
As of 18 March 2017[update], On Body and Soul received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100%, based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 71 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".