The Battle of Mohács
Kapa and Pepe turn a time-machine journey into an irreverent, identity-swapping comic collision with Hungary’s defining historical defeat.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- absurdist
- irreverent
- surreal
- arthouse film night
- hungarian cinema retrospective
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film's Kapa and Pepe adventure centers on the Battle of Mohács while recasting historical figures and events in comic form.
The keywords identify alternate history, and the premise involves a time machine affecting the historical battle.
Pepe is credited both as Pepe and King Louis II, while other performers likewise appear as contemporary and historical figures.
The film uses the Hungarian national catastrophe of Mohács as material for a comic, auteur-driven reinterpretation.
Films like The Battle of Mohács, and why
The Grand Budapest Hotel
absurdist historical comedy using anachronism and political satire
The Death of Stalin
playful alternate-history comedy with overt theatricality and historical revision
The Man from London
provocative Hungarian auteur comedy blending historical subjects with surreal irreverence
Movie Details
- Director
- Miklós Jancsó
- Release Date
- 2004-02-26
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (6)
Cast
- Zoltán Mucsi
- Péter Scherer
- Péter Halász
- Judit Schell
- Emese Vasvári
- András Szirtes
- István Szilágyi
- Balázs Galkó
- Lajos Balázsovits
- Péter Müller Sziámi
Common questions
- What is The Battle of Mohács about?
- Kapa and Pepe turn a time-machine journey into an irreverent, identity-swapping comic collision with Hungary’s defining historical defeat.
- What is The Battle of Mohács like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Battle of Mohács as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Battle of Mohács violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Battle of Mohács as moderate.
- Which films are like The Battle of Mohács?
- Films with a similar feel include The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Death of Stalin, and The Man from London.
- How long is The Battle of Mohács?
- The Battle of Mohács runs 82 minutes.
