The biggest advantage of this movie is definitely its climate. The poor as well as almost abandoned rural area of Transylvania provides with a difficult and intriguing atmosphere. The story is well written but at some points predictable. I recommend watching it especially if you are into crime dramas.

A very successful film noir , all the more somber since it takes place in the purity of a snow-covered landscape.

Although the viewer knows who the culprit is almost as soon as he appears ,it does not matter ,for the atmosphere is everything , always threatening and ominous ever since the impressive first scene :two plain-clothes policemen,acting as customers, enter a brothel where the prostitutes are minor girls ;it sets the tone for all that follows.

And the story is all the more poignant and gripping since one of the cops is deeply involved the story :might the frozen body they have discovered be that of his beloved sister who dIsappeared when he was only a teenager? And many other girls disappear in this God-forsaken doomed region .Some turn to religion ,for it seems that evil dominates the souls ,hence the uncle's help for the desesperate people who want to confide in somebody.

The screenplay is complex, the story is slow-moving , but it will keep you glued to your chair till the very end;well acted.

Totally worth it to watch it. I suggest it to the ones who loves crimes. it contains all the elements that a good crime should contain.