The recent announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025 for László Krasznahorkai has brought renewed attention to his work "Satanic Tango" and its film adaptation directed by Béla Tarr in 1994. The story captures the bleak existence of villagers in a devastated Hungarian countryside, highlighting their struggle against despair and their longing to escape to the city. As they cope with their dismal reality through the consumption of palinka, their hope for a better life is embodied by the arrival of the enigmatic character Irimiás.