绑架

Exquisite black-and-white cinematography softens this macabre story of despair and murder among Hungary's outcasts. Young Zsolt lives a hopeless life caring for his ailing alcoholic grandmother in a tiny apartment along the Danube in Budapest. Taunted by other adolescents, he spends most of his days alone. When he befriends a pregnant gypsy girl, his life takes a series of unexpected turns. Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes, director Ildiko Szabo fashions a gritty, suspenseful tale that addresses issues of morality and humanity.