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The Turin Horse
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In 1889, a German philosopher witnesses a carthorse being whipped in Turin. This story begins with that event and imagines the life of the horse and its owner. An elderly carter and his daughter live a stark, repetitive existence in a small, windswept farmhouse. Their daily routine consists of basic survival: drawing water, eating a single boiled potato, and tending to the horse, which has suddenly refused to move or eat. Over six days, a relentless windstorm batters their home as their grim existence gradually and mysteriously deteriorates further.
Details
- Directors
- Ágnes Hranitzky, Béla Tarr
- Writers
- Béla Tarr, László Krasznahorkai
- Based on
- a work by László Krasznahorkai
- Studio
- Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary, Vega Film, Zero Fiction Film, Fonds Eurimages du Conseil de l'Europe
- Released
- 31 March 2011
- Country
- Hungary, Switzerland, France, Germany, United States
- Language
- Hungarian
- Runtime
- 155 min
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $162.1K
- Awards
- 1 win, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 5 →1 win from 5 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 2012 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Hungary | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Cinematographer | Fred Kelemen | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Composer | Mihály Víg | Nominee |
| 24th European Film Awards 2011 | Best Director | Béla Tarr | Nominee |
| Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize 2011 | Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize | Winner |
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5 awards — The Turin Horse
×| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Hungary | Nominee |
| Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize | Winner |
| Best Cinematographer | Fred Kelemen | Nominee |
| Best Composer | Mihály Víg | Nominee |
| Best Director | Béla Tarr | Nominee |