Mária Mezei

A drama about class exploitation and murder, set in 1919. Anna (Mari Torocsik) is a shy and plain young woman who works as a maid in a privileged household. She is essentially a slave without any rights to speak of, and while she is being driven to the extremity of murder because of her brutal and uncaring treatment, the Hungarian communist revolution is building up steam in the background. (mubi.com)

The orphan of the Treasurer to the Sultan is used as a servant at the house of Brazovics, the grain merchant of the town of Komárom. Although the millionaire Tímár marries Tímea, their marriage is an unblessed one. The mourning, sorrowful and cold woman continues to be in love with Kadisha, the handsome Hussar officer. Tímár learns to know what true love is on the Island of Nobody. For years, he leads a double life, but eventually grows tired of pretensions, and throwing away his riches...

Set during Christmas Eve in 1944, the film follows the story of Pintér and Gozsó, who manage to get through the Soviet blockade around Budapest. Pintér seeks refuge in a flat he believed was abandoned by his relatives, only to discover that the Turnovszkys are hiding there, along with a Jewish woman named Jutka. As the narrative unfolds, a love story develops between Zoltán and Jutka amidst the backdrop of war-torn Budapest.