I'm hard to please when it comes to my fellow Hungarian filmmakers, but this movie did hook me from head to toe. As an empath with any sibling story - this film made me cry and laugh. That's the job of art. Mate and Joco are the perfect examples of the famous saying 'nothing is black & white'. What goes on between siblings is much more than 50 shades of that gray. This movie shows you how deep that rabbit hole goes. Both screenwriting and cinematography give you a taste of this part of Hungary. Right time, right place. The main characters are well-written, but the allies and foes could have gotten more colorful. Except the good /Tibibá/ and the evil /Ács/mentors. Their moral battle gives the highs and lows to the story. Who would you choose?
I couldn't help to make a comparison to 'American History X' which is one of my favorite movies of all time. Hungarian skinheads were also a tough reality back in the 1990s when I was a teenager. Another sibling story in the eye of that storm/racism/. It's a reverse tattoo, but this concept made me like 'Veszettek' this much. The actors are all perfect picks. I like how naturally they play the part. It took me a few days to digest the ending, but it all made sense. Sometimes words aren't that necessary. 'Veszettek' has the balance between two deep breaths.
