BÚÉK

BÚÉK

Directed by Krisztina Goda

Produced by Flashback Productions

2018102 min6.7 / 10

A darkly comedic ensemble drama where a New Year's Eve game of phone transparency among longtime friends unravels hidden secrets and tests the bonds of their relationships.

The story takes place on New Year's Eve that a group of friends have been celebrating together for years. The host is the newly divorced psychologist, Aliz, and her guests are her younger brother, Döme, the chemistry teacher, Kristóf, the gynecologist, Gábor, the cook, and Márk, the photographer. They are all childhood best friends. In the meantime, Gábor's wife, Saci, the lawyer, and Márk's girlfriend, Fanni, the young special education teacher joins the group. The topic of the conversation veers in the direction of how nowadays people store many secrets and confidential information on their cell phones, and what kinds of conflicts may arise if the phones fall into unauthorized hands. Each of the seven members of the group insists on not having any secrets, on their lives being an open book, to which Aliz suggests that they should prove it.

Questions people ask

  • Is BÚÉK violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does BÚÉK end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is BÚÉK scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is BÚÉK sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is BÚÉK easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

65/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity92

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like BÚÉK

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as BÚÉK

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like BÚÉK, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like BÚÉK, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like BÚÉK, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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