Kút

I liked the characters, the slow storytelling. If you want to see a fast pacing action movie it is not your title but it has some western like crime/drama tone I enjoyed till the end.

I rated it to nine which is unrealistic but I really enjoyed this movie more than other 7ish or some 8ish movies. This can be because I am hungarian too, but I still think it is worth to watch.

(In Denmark with English subtitles)

I saw this movie as "Primal" and not as "Well" with a mother dropping off her son to a remote gas station in the middle of a desert. We find out later that the teenage young man, Laci (Péter Jankovics) happens to be the son the father, István (Zsolt Kovács) has not seen in over 30 years and he also happens to be the owner of the gas station. István does not run the station himself, he also has a handicap., Zoli (Roland Tzafetás) who keeps him company at the same time. And it was during this time, just as both the father and the son become more acquainted a van stops by. And in that van are 2 handlers escorting 4 different women on their way to Switzerland. And the person who appear to be in charge of this group his name is Zsolti/ Zsolt (Csaba Horváth) who's waiting for a package István claims have not yet arrived despite his phone says otherwise. Motivating Zsolt to continue to hang around with that time Laci making a connection with one of the 4 escorts, Marcsi (Niké Kurta) leading to unpredictable results.

No pun intended - you can ask that for many movies I reckon. And it is a valid question here too. You have a one location movie, but at least you have an outside and inside scenario going on. So there is a lot of variation going on ... and quite a few colorful characters. Your moral compass may lead you to have some issues with certain things ... just suspend your disbelief and go with the flow.

This is a slow burner and you can somewhat claim or put the Western label on it. But maybe not in the way some of you think. Again, you have to let the movie move at its own pace ... let things build up ... before all goes ... well there is some mayhem towards the end. Predictable to a degree ... but also fun to watch. Well fun, because we know it is a movie. Not so much fun for those involved ... and decisions have to be made ... status quo or risking once own life to do or go a different path? Not easy to answer ... and a "not answer" sometimes is also an answer. Some graphic violence and some sexual situations ... in case that means anything for or to you.

If you don't have the budget of Hollywood movies, but you have a good idea how to make a true film, odds are on your side, as the story, script, acting, and alike which you can't buy with money (in a broad sense) are always more important, than the overpowering visual effects, and the faces of the current movie stars. Kút (Well) has to offer much: decent story, which keeps some suspense all the way to the end and shackles you to your chair; fair and good acting. You'll try to anticipate the events and think with the characters' head, altough most things will probably take a different route. Contains some nasty visual things, some of which I didn't liked, or I would have changed, altough nothing on the scale of gib/gore movies have, I think it's managable for nearly everyone. It'll be a good experience, if you decide to give it a watch, I recommend it.

Didn't know it was in Hungarian.

Didn't unfold the way I expected it to which kept me interested.

Oddball characters played really well by the handsome cast.

Starts off very quiet and slow but eventually gets nasty and brutal.

Balancing the brutality is, of all things, a sweet romance.

If you need a break from blockbusters and happily-ever-afters this could be for you.

For anyone that cares this was shot on "old school" 35mm film and it looks better for it.

Recognised the actress who plays Marsci but I can't recall the names of other stuff she's done.

Commendable example of the one location thriller genre.