Strangled emerges triumphant at the Hungarian Film Awards

by Fabien Lemercier

06/03/2017 - Árpád Sopsits’ movie has been crowned Best Film, taking home nine trophies; Kills on Wheels by Attila Till gets five gongs

Strangled emerges triumphant at the Hungarian Film Awards

The director of Strangled, Árpád Sopsits, receiving his Award for Best Film of 2016 (© Zoltán Balogh/MTI)

The second edition of the Hungarian Film Awards was almost entirely dominated by the noir thriller Strangled [+see also:
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Another feature also stood out on the winners’ list: Kills on Wheels [+see also:
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We should also point out that the Best Documentary Award went to Soul Exodus by Csaba Bereczki, and Best Animated Film was bestowed upon Love by Réka Bucsi.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Film
Strangled [+see also:
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Best Director
Árpád Sopsits - Strangled

Best Cinematography
Gábor Szabó - Strangled

Best Screenplay
Attila Till - Kills on Wheels [+see also:
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Best Actress
Zsófia Szamosi - Strangled

Best Actor
Szabolcs Thuróczy - Kills on Wheels

Best Supporting Actress
Eszter Ónodi - Just Drop Dead

Best Supporting Actor
Ádám Fekete - Kills on Wheels

Best Editing
Zoltán Kovács - Strangled and Loop [+see also:
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Best Music
Márk Moldvai - Strangled

Best Masks
Ancsa Kriskó - Strangled