The Butcher, the Whore and the One-Eyed Man

Hungary, 1925. The country is still struggling after their defeat in World War One. Even the biggest cities suffer poverty and the increasing amorality of men. The people are embittered, they cannot find any reason to live, but the worst part is that the conditions are not likely to improve in the years to come. Some decide to take matters into their own hands, like Ferenc, who started a successful business: he is the owner of a slaughterhouse that provides part of the country with quality meat, and he has made a small fortune out of it. One day he meets a war companion, Gusztáv, a former soldier wanted for his heinous acts who is looking to collect an old debt. Ferenc refuses, but offers him a job at his slaughterhouse. Everything would be fine if it were not for the fact that his acquaintance has come with a wife so beautiful and mysterious that Ferenc’s heart skips a beat and the circulation stops in his brain. The butcher decides he has to possess the woman, no matter the cost. Is everything for sale during these harsh times? (Camerimage)