The Soil Under Your Feet
Seen it?1948 | 97 min | Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Aimed squarely at people who like stories about real, flawed people. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
In 1905 Hungary, a young village woman has just undergone a marriage to the spoiled son of a man to whom her father is indebted, in order that the debt be cancelled, only to be spirited away by her true love, a young peasant, by whom she soon becomes pregnant. Together they attempt to find a way to buy up her father's debt and also pay for a divorce from her husband, against various odds.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 698 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frigyes Bán
- Ádám SzirtesJoseph "Joska" Goz
- Ági MészárosMarika Juhos
- Tibor MolnárJani Tarcali
- Árpád LehotayZsíros Tóth Mihály
- Mariska VízváryZsíros néni
- István EgriZsíros Tóth Ferke
- László BánhidiAndrás Szilasi
- Viola OrbánMother Goz
- Beno TamasFather Juhos
- János Görbe