Inhabitants of a small village in Hungary deal with the effects of the fall of Communism. The town's source of revenue, a factory, has closed, and the locals, who include a doctor and three couples, await a cash payment offered in the wake of the shuttering. Irimias, a villager thought to be dead, returns and, unbeknownst to the locals, is a police informant. In a scheme, he persuades the villagers to form a commune with him.
CountryGermany / Hungary / Switzerland
Runtime7 hours 19 minutes
Production year1994
World premiere8 February 1994
Release date
18 February 1994
Germany
8 February 1994
Hungary
22 December 1994
Netherlands
12
9 October 1994
USA
ProductionMozgókép Innovációs Társulás és Alapítvány, Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion (VVF), Vega Film
Also known as
Sátántangó, Satantango, Satan's Tango, Sotonski tango, El tango de Satanás, Le Tango de Satan, O Tango de Satã, Saatana tango, Satans tango, Satanstango, Sátántangó - Le Tango de Satan, Şeytan tangosu, Szatańskie tango, Το τανγκό του σατανά, Сатанинско танго, Сатанинское танго, Сатантанго, サタンタンゴ, 撒旦探戈, 撒旦的探戈