Synopsis
Hungary 1914 in a small town, The Witman brothers, János (14) and Ernő (12) are now raised by a young maid and their mother after their father's death. But the charming Mrs Witman is completely devoted to her lover, who already lives in the household ...So the two sons choose to live in their own weird and violent world. János meets a prostitute who gives him all the tenderness, love and attention he- and his brother - desperately need. So he drags his brother off to the brothel, introduces him to the girl ... They both decide to offer her the only gift she deserves ... the rich beautiful pendant their mother usually wears.
Just like they sacrificed animals to exorcise their father's death, they will sacrifice their mother.
Premiered during the Hungarian Film Week in February (where it won the foreign critics' prize), Witman fiuk (The Witman Boys) is Janos Szasz's first film since his 1994 Best European Young Film award-winner, Woyzeck. Set in a small Hungarian town in 1914, it tells the chilling story of two boys, one 14, the other 12, who are left to their own resources when their father dies. They befriend the madam of a local brothel, but she soon tires of them and they begin to search for ever more extravagant gifts to maintain her friendship - a quest in which not even matricide seems to be an obstacle.
