Eventually, after a jealous fight with the girl (as tends to happen if you hang around the closets of chicks half your age) the hideaway makes his way into the mother’s life. Taken in by his charms, she invites him to move in. Things soon begin to spin out of control (as if they weren’t already) in this dark thriller, and, enter the father and more secrets are unveiled. At this point, though, the wardrobe dweller’s got everyone under his control. 

The film, shot in a village in Buda, was produced by the Hungarian Skyfilm Studio and the Swiss Kontraproduktion AG, and was directed by Daniel Young. Young was born in Switzerland and came to Hungary coincidentally, following stints in the United States, London and Moscow. Considering the many strong ties the director has with the country, it’s perhaps little surprise he chose to shoot his first feature film here. His shorter film, Roatsch, was also shot in Hungary, with Nimród Antal in the leading role and Imre Juhász, of Magyar hit Panic fame, as its cinematographer.

Pinprick was almost six years in the making. Ervin Nagy (of This I Wish and Nothing More and Szezon) stars as the chilling guy in the wardrobe, and the film’s been described by Young as “a social drama-thriller”. It was his aim to make it clear through the film that “we should be more responsible for our relationships”, and commentary about divorce rates and failed pairings is made. As Young states, “Most relationships could be saved if we lived in a more responsible way, were more thoughtful and less selfish. Probably less families would break up. I wanted to make a film, in which the story, the characters and the scenes stir the audience and make them think.” (Adapted from an interview at http://filminhungary.com)

So, get yourselves down to the Odeon Cinema on November 6th for a special screening of this hot new film. We’ll, of course, be throwing in free welcome drinks and a raffle of huge FUNZINE prizes!