Hungary’s On Body and Soul, a tender love story set in a slaughterhouse, won the Golden Bear top prize Saturday at the Berlin film festival, Europe’s first major cinema showcase of the year.
The drama by Ildiko Enyedi, one of four female film-makers in competition, features graphic scenes in an abattoir set against the budding romance of two people who share a recurring dream.
The win marked an upset at the 11-day Berlinale, where a European refugee comedy by cult Finnish film-maker Aki Kaurismaki, The Other Side of Hope, had been the odds-on favourite. Kaurismaki took the Silver Bear for best director.
Previous post about the film: http://hungarianculturedays.com/on-body-and-soul-premiered-at-berlin-film-festival/
Full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/20/berlin-film-festival-golden-bear-on-body-and-soul-hungarian-slaughterhouse-love-story
