09-11-2021

Hungarian Horror Post Mortem Sold to North America

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    Post Mortem by Péter Bergendy Post Mortem by Péter Bergendy credit: Szupermodern Filmstúdió / Attila Szvacsek

    Director Péter Bergendy's period horror produced by Supermodern Studio tells the supernatural story of a post mortem photographer and a little girl confronting ghosts in a haunted village after the First World War. It is lensed by András Nagy, the cast includes Viktor Klem, Fruzsina Hais, Schell Judit, Andrea Ladányi, Zsolt Anger, Gábor Reviczky, Gabriella Hámori and Diána Kiss.

    Post Mortem premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival in 2020 and has been on show at more than 20 genre festivals all around the globe collecting numerous awards. Hungarian Cinemas have been screening it since 28 October. The NFI World Sales, the National Film Institute - Hungary’s sales arm, has scored deals for major territories in Europe, including France, Italy, Germany, Poland, South Korea, Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Indonesia, Hong Kong, India and Latin America.