Nemes' previous film Son of Saul was a masterpiece, sorrowful but powerful. Here he turns further back in history to the decadent opulence of pre-WWI Budapest, a story of intrigue and impending doom. 

"The cumulative effect is mesmerising, as vivid as a nightmarish dream that's too slippery to fully comprehend but too haunting to forget." Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman