SYNOPSIS: The title of Child Murders has a chilling double meaning.  In this black and white melodrama about children, the child murders that the film's title refers to are the million and one ways that children's souls are ravaged by neglect, unkindness and cruelty, even though several physical deaths take place in the story.

12-year-old Zsolt lives a lonely life with his grandmother.  He spends so much time taking care of his grandmother, that he has little time for much else.  However, he makes friends with Juli, a homeless young gypsy woman living in an abandoned railway car.  This friendship becomes known to the other children in his circle, and results in his being actively ridiculed, ostracized and beaten.  When Juli has a miscarriage and Zsolt helps her dispose of the baby's corpse, they are seen by one of the hate-filled local children, who notifies the police.  The gypsy girl is taken to a prison hospital where she hangs herself.  Zsolt quietly takes his revenge on the informant.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  About the only thing you may wish about this film is that it was longer than the 79 minute running time.  This is truly a piece of art and must be seen to be appreciated.  From the cinematography, to the realistic acting, Child Murders is a well told story from a country not usually known for its filmmaking.  To make this haunting story even more chilling is the use of black and white photography.  Not everyone will enjoy this movies because you really need to be interested in foreign films and familiar with the strange-to-Western-audiences style of filmmaking that non-North American films always have. 

Barnabás Tóth plays Zsolt quite well.  Although he plays a 12-year-old boy, Barnabás was actually 16 when this film was made in 1993

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STARRING: Barnabás Tóth, Mari Balogh, Ilona Kállay, Eszter Csákányi.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 79 minutes.
LANGUAGE: Hungarian, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.33:1 (4:3 Full Screen); 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Chapter selection; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Brief nudity, coarse language, violence.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Hungary (1993).
ALSO KNOWN AS:  Gyerekgyilkosságok (original title).
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  September 28, 2007.
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