Christmas 1944. Soviet soldiers invade Hungary and drag every young woman with German origins away from a small village and transport them to a Soviet labor camp where they are forced to work in the coal mines under inhuman conditions. This is where Irén, one of the Hungarian women, meets Rajmund who decides to teach her how to survive. While she is determined to return home to her little daughter and family, history and fate have a different plan: Irén and Rajmund fall in love.
Four university students summon an ancient spirit from a different dimension with a liturgical notebook they found. They will soon realize that their own lives are in grave danger.
Weaving the thrills of murderous mayhem with sparkling characters and a surprising hint of tenderness, HOW TO MAKE A KILLING promises us an irresistible crime comedy in the vein of Fargo and Shallow Grave.