Sometimes hokey and with a poor narrative, director Bergendy has found a striking look for his ghost-filled story including central characters both with near death expereinces explained in the story.
What does it all mean? Not sure, but some of the visuals almost make up for half-baked narrative that wanders aimlessly throughout its ovrerlong runtime. This is no "Others" in story arc, but it isn't trying to be either. The haunts are trying to find rest but cannot. There is a bit of a romance started that doesn't quite get off the ground. I liked the movie's finale, but it needed editing to cut some of the bloat in redundant scenes and stronger dialog. 6/10.
Post Mortem
2020 [HUNGARIAN]
Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
A post mortem photographer and a little girl confront ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War.
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Hungarian Ryan Reynolds Observes Ghosts
Hungarian horror
It's WWI. Tomás barely survives the trenches and almost left for dead in a mass grave. He ends up photographing the dead posed with the living in family portraits. A little orphan named Anna recruits him to visit her village. He had seen her in a vision. There are many dead haunting the place.
I like the use of some physical effects. I find them adorable. It has an endearing indie charm. As a horror, it's not scary. It's like an old fashion ghost story. I like the photography premise although it could use some more poetry. The back story needs some work. This is a good simple old style horror.
Atmospheric ghost story
Saw this film at the Science plus Fiction festival of Trieste. I really loved it. The story and pacing are good. The historical setting is very well done and immerse the viewer in the era and location, the supernatural element has a nice crescendo, it reminded me of a good ghost story around a fire that people would narrate to others during a long winter night. The atmosphere is palpable. The two main actors (the young girl and the photograper) were phenomenal. I would suggest to do not miss this one if you like good ghost stories.