Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Katalin Varga

Katalin Varga

Seen it?

2009 | 81 min | Thriller, Drama, Crime

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Ballerina or Promising Young Woman, start here.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 21 min.
What might put you off
It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In the beautiful, otherworldly Carpathian Mountains a woman is traveling with a small boy in a horse and cart, looking to punish those who once abused her. For years, Katalin has been keeping a terrible secret. Hitchhiking with two men, she was brutally raped in the woods. Although she has kept silent about what happened, she has not forgotten, and her son Órban serves as a living reminder.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    95% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Peter Strickland

  • Hilda PéterKatalin Varga
  • Norbert TankóOrbán Varga
  • László MátrayZsigmond Varga
  • Roberto GiacomelloGergely
  • Tibor PálffyAntal Borlan
  • Melinda KántorEtelka Borlan
  • Fatma MohamedWife
  • Florin VidamskiHusband
  • Sebastian MarinaGergely's Brother-in-Law
  • Enikõ SzabóZsuzsa