Béla Tarr’s epic rendering of Laszlo Karsnahorkai’s novel, about the decline of Communism in Eastern Europe, is a unique and visionary masterpiece that defies classification and transcends genre.

Set in a struggling Hungarian agricultural collective, a group of lost souls reeling from the collapse of their Communist utopia face an uncertain future, until the arrival of a charismatic stranger in whom they believe lies their salvation.

The collective’s individual experiences and fates are gradually revealed in Tarr’s immaculately composed, brilliantly photographed and bleakly comic tour-de-force, which confirmed his place as one of contemporary cinema’s few genuine auteurs.

Please note that SATANTANGO contains scenes of animal cruelty that some viewers may find distressing.

There will be two 20 minute intermissions during this special screening of SATANTANGO.

This special screening of SATANTANGO is part of the Will Heaven Fall Upon Us? A Béla Tarr Retrospective touring programme. The other films in this series – WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES, DAMNATION and THE TURIN HORSE – will be screened in October.