Taxidermia

Taxidermia
Taxidermia
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	György Pálfi
Written by	György Pálfi; Zsófia Ruttkay;
Based on	short stories; by Lajos Parti Nagy
Produced by	Péter Miskolczi; Gábor Váradi;
Starring	Csaba Czene; Gergely Trócsányi; Piroska Molnár; Adél Stanczel;
Cinematography	Gergely Pohárnok
Edited by	Réka Lemhényi
Music by	Amon Tobin
Production; companies	Amour Fou Filmproduktion; Eurofilm Stúdió; Katapult Film; La Cinéfacture; Memento Films Production;
Distributed by	Pool Filmverlieh (Austria); Memento Films (France);
Release dates	3 February 2006 (Hungarian Film Festival); 19 May 2006 (Cannes); 9 November 2006 (Hungary);
Running time	94 minutes
Countries	Hungary; Austria; France;
Languages	Hungarian; English; Russian;
Budget	HUF 500 million; (US$2.4 million)
Box office	$11,408 (US)

Taxidermia is a 2006 surrealist body horror film directed and co-written by György Pálfi. An international co-production of Hungary, Austria and France, the film spins a metaphorical socio-political retelling of Hungary's history from the Second World War to the present day.

With elements of dark comedy and body horror, the story is told by means of three generations of Hungarian men, commencing with a WWII military orderly, moving on to a Cold War-era aspiring speed-eater, and concluding with a modern-day taxidermist. It received positive reviews.