X - The eXploited

A single mother, a policewoman with a serious panic disorder, and the biggest conspiracy of contemporary Hungary. She doesn’t stand a chance. Who would believe in a policewoman who suffers from such a serious panic disorder that she is afraid to go near any crime scene and so has been on permanent office duty for more than a decade? Who would believe a single mother who is unfit to pay her mortgage and also to raise her rebellious teenage daughter? Indeed, no one believes that this troubled woman has discovered a serial murder case. A moving personal drama and a gripping investigation serve as a pretext to show many layers of contemporary Hungary, where the historical and recent past still haunts people, resulting in concealed and horrendous crimes. It is a place where nothing and no one seems honest and true, except an emotionally unstable policewoman and her daughter who only wants to know who her father truly was. Reminiscent of Scandinavian crime films, this is an atmospheric picture about true heroes. (Warsaw Film Festival)