On Body and Soul

(2017)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 633 votes

Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy

Year: 2017

Runtime: 115 мин

Country: Hungary

Director: Enyedi Ildikó

Cast: Borbély Alexandra, Morcsányi Géza, Tenki Réka, Nagy Ervin, Schneider Zoltán, Jordán Tamás, Békés Itala, Bata Éva, Пал Мачаи, Járó Zsuzsa

Plot

Two introverted people find out by pure chance that they share the same dream every night. They are puzzled, incredulous, a bit frightened. As they hesitantly accept this strange coincidence, they try to recreate in broad daylight what happens in their dream.

On the outskirts of Budapest, the ageing recluse and saturnine manager of a small abattoir, Endre, is used to hiding his disabled left arm along with his emotions behind a busy schedule. Then, unexpectedly, a shy and graceful newcomer in the office catches Endre's eye: Mária, the plant's cryptic and glacially beautiful quality-control inspector. Now, against the backdrop of the cold slaughterhouse and a small theft within the company's walls, an eerie and almost spiritual bond will start to develop between the tender outcasts, as, more and more, their lives become inextricably intertwined. However, are the two dreamers, Endre and Mária, ready to embrace the catharsis of love on both body and soul?