A focus on the tormented lives of intellectuals who failed to protest recent troubles in their homeland. Jancsó emphasizes highly evocative and ambiguous imagery over dialog or exposition as he – through visually fascinating imagery – depicts the painful, stunted lives of Hungary's intellectuals who have remained silent and ineffectual during various political crises.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Juli BástiJuli | Juli |
| GGyörgy CserhalmiJozef K. | Jozef K. |
 Ildikó BánságiMárta | Márta |
 Dorottya UdvarosKata | Kata |
 András Bálintnyomozó | nyomozó |
 András Kozákfelügyelő | felügyelő |
 György FehérMerse Zoltán | Merse Zoltán |
| OOttilia BorbáthMatild | Matild |
| JJúlia Balóriporter | riporter |
 László Gálffinyomozó | nyomozó |
| SSzilárd AignerNot listed | Not listed |
| LLászló BenkeNot listed | Not listed |
 Balázs GalkóNot listed | Not listed |
| TTibor GyurkovicsNot listed | Not listed |
| JJózsef PilissyMarci | Marci |
| IImre CsiszárNot listed | Not listed |
| FFerenc HorváthNot listed | Not listed |
 Jenő KissNot listed | Not listed |
| ZZoltán PappNot listed | Not listed |
 László VitézyNot listed | Not listed |