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The Outsider

Béla Tarr / HU, 1981 / 122 min.

In The Outsider, young nurse András fails in his attempts to make human contact. Like his inspiration John Cassavetes, master Béla Tarr records life as it is lived. New 2K restoration.

poster The Outsider (Béla Tarr, HU 1981)
Having formerly been brought up by the State, András – nicknamed Beethoven – works on the psychiatric ward of a city hospital, and later becomes a factory worker. He has a unique musical talent, is extremely sensitive, empathetic and autonomous and tries, without any help from any family, training or financial security, to build a meaningful life for himself.

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This movie contains scenes with alcohol and/or drug useThis movie contains scenes of explicit discriminationPersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Béla Tarr

Production year

1981

Country

HU

Original title

Szabadgyalog

Length

122 min.

Language

Hungarian

Subtitles

ENG or NLD

Format

DCP

still The Outsider (Béla Tarr, HU 1981)
still The Outsider (Béla Tarr, HU 1981)

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