Sunset(2018) 【POPULAR • 2025】

Nemes employs a "shallow-focus" technique that keeps the camera tightly locked on Írisz, leaving the world around her in a chaotic blur.

: Praised for its "astute and enchanting" cinematography and its convincing portrayal of a society's collapse. Sunset(2018)

: Írisz discovers she has a brother, Kálmán, who is rumored to be a fugitive or leader of a violent secret society. Nemes employs a "shallow-focus" technique that keeps the

: Some reviewers found the plot "confounding" and the heavy symbolism "obscure" compared to the direct impact of Son of Saul . : Some reviewers found the plot "confounding" and

The film received a polarizing but generally favorable response from critics, currently holding a on Rotten Tomatoes and a 65 on Metacritic .

Set in 1913, the story follows (played by Juli Jakab), a young woman returning to Budapest with hopes of becoming a milliner at her late parents' legendary hat store.

💡 : Sunset was Hungary’s official submission for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 91st Academy Awards. Waste Lands: Sunset and A Fortunate Man - Film Comment