An interesting movie about the personal experience of a Hungarian Jew during the Holocaust. Still, you cannot really empathize with the weird apathetic personality of the main character until the last reflections of the movie.
A Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who's sent to a forced labor camp. After his father's departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one's dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.
Quick Stats
6.9
TMDB Rating
92
Votes
2h 20m
Runtime
$250K
Budget
$2.5M
Box Office
1005%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorLajos Koltai
WriterImre Kertész
CinematographyGyula Pados
ComposerEnnio Morricone
EditorHajnal Sellő
Production DesignTibor Lázár
Produced by
Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.Magic MediaEuroArtsRenegade FilmsHungarian TelevisionMDR
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Critics & Reviews
1 featuredCast
Marcell Nagy
György Köves
Béla Dóra
Smoker
B
Bálint Péntek
Pretty boy
Áron Dimény
Bandi Citrom
Péter Fancsikai
Older Kollmann boy
Zsolt Dér
Rozi
A
András M. Kecskés
Finn
Dani Szabó
Moskovich
T
Tibor Mertz
Fodor
Péter Vida
Lénárt
Endre Harkányi
Old Kollmann
M
Márton Brezina
Younger Kollmann boy
Daniel Craig
US sergeant
József Gyabronka
Balszerencsés
Szabolcs Thuróczy
SS Soldier
