Hungarian drama written and directed by István Szöts.
The film follows a woodcutter and his family who are forced from their idyllic Transylvanian mountain home following the opening of a new lumber mill nearby. Despite being enticed into working for the very company that ejected them, the family quickly begin to struggle and soon face the tragic prospect of leaving their ancestral lands for good.
Extras
People of the Mountains (1942) - presented from a brand new 2K digital restoration of the film from original nitrate image and sound negatives, supervised by the Hungarian National Digital Archive.
Original Hungarian soundtrack in mono audio.
New and improved English subtitle translation.
Booklet featuring a new essay by author and Hungarian cinema expert John Cunningham
