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Strangled (A martfüi rém) [Sub: Eng]
An innocent man is sent to jail after a series of atrocious murder shocks a small Hungarian town.




















13 April 1972, Oroszijeve (Sárosoroszi), Ukraine



6 July 1986



21 June 1949, Budapest, Hungary

October 25, 1980 in Békéscsaba, Hungary

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November 16, 2017
An intelligent and deeply unsettling reflection on troubled times, Strangled is a remarkable accomplishment that puts most other serial killer films of the past decade firmly in their place. Catch it if you can.
October 20, 2017
While Strangled is an interesting, if highly disturbing story, it's let down a little by its script and style.
January 25, 2018
Directed by Arpad Sopsits, Strangled is an unflinching piece of work that doesn't hold back.
November 17, 2017
It can be crass, but there is merit in this movie's sense of time and place.
February 04, 2018
The motives of the strangler may remain ultimately unknowable, but the crimes of the state against its servants and citizens prove just as impenetrably pernicious. Both killer and country... are governed by their own abusiveness and impotence.
November 16, 2017
... achieves the unusual feat of being nasty - and boring.
December 27, 2017
Strangled is a solid crime saga, benefitting from atmospheric cinematography by Gabor Szabo and a historic backdrop where the murders reverberate into the political arena of the era.
November 14, 2017
Although beautifully shot, this is surface-level only: besides the underdeveloped characters, the scenes of sexual violence are gratuitously repetitive.
October 22, 2017
A robust, atmospheric suspense thriller that shows how politics and personal ambition can have a toxic effect on justice.