In an apocalyptic landscape, a town cut off from the world by ice is visited by a traveling circus. Headlined by the world’s biggest whale and the illusive figure of “The Prince,” the visitors spur a mob of restless townspeople to a night of chaos. In the film, characterized by a David Lynch–style surrealism and compared by editor and co-director Hranitzky to The Wizard of Oz, “violence and beauty erupt equally unexpectedly in this mesmerizing universe“ (The Guardian). 2000, 35mm, in Hungarian with English subtitles,145 minutes.

This program is made possible by generous support from Regis Foundation.

In an apocalyptic landscape, a town cut off from the world by ice is visited by a traveling circus. Headlined by the world’s biggest whale and the illusive figure of “The Prince,” the visitors spur a mob of restless townspeople to a night of chaos. In the film, characterized by a David Lynch–style surrealism and compared by editor and co-director Hranitzky to The Wizard of Oz, “violence and beauty erupt equally unexpectedly in this mesmerizing universe“ (The Guardian). 2000, 35mm, in Hungarian with English subtitles,145 minutes.

This program is made possible by generous support from Regis Foundation.