Sauvage

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.

Who would have thought a film set entirely at a gas station could be this engaging? This was absolutely brilliantly done! Wow, it was portrayed so well how quickly a normal situation can turn for the worse. Roland Tzafetas is excellent as Zoli, who tells the story of a dog, as a back story. His story spans the entire film and was just as interesting as the premise itself. Things suddenly and quickly go sour, with great acting and effects, and rather suspenseful at that! The film's final moment was so awesome!!

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.

(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.

This is not a bad movie at all. No one is actually a hero while many of the characters are... Let's say... They may have some personality flaws or they are very unconventional and polemic to say the least. When it comes down to horror, I believe things should be a little dark and unsettling. Plus, I did not begin to watch this to see a hero or some tough teenage girl saving the day. Although we know girls tend to save the day in the horror genre. But getting back to the movie, there are some side stories that sometimes made me feel a little tired. The point I should highlight, or better, confess, is that I saw myself laughing once or twice here. Maybe it is the booze, maybe is dementia or even the lust.