Summary:
An 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.
| Runtime: | 140 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for some disturbing Holocaust images including nudity, and brief strong language. |
| Production: | Cinema Soleil |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Countries: | Germany, Hungary, UK |
| Languages: | English, German, Polish, Yiddish, Hebrew, Hungarian |
| Home Release Date: | May 9, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Lajos Koltai | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Imre Kertész | Writer |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| András M. Kecskés | Finn |
| Áron Dimény | Bandi Citrom |
| Bálint Péntek | Pretty Boy |
| Béla Dóra | Smoker |
| Dani Szabó | Moskovich |
| Endre Harkányi | Old Kollmann |
| Gábor Nyiri | Hedge |
| Jenö Nagy | |
| Marcell Nagy | |
| Márton Brezina | Younger Kollmann Boy |
| Péter Fancsikai | Older Kollmann Boy |
| Péter Vida | |
| Tibor Mertz | Fodor |
| Zoltán Bukovszki | Zoli |
| Zsolt Dér | Rozi |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alexandra Stolle | Assistant Producer |
| Andras Hamori | Producer |
| Bernd Helthaler | Executive Producer |
| Endre Sík | Line Producer |
| Erika Tarr | Line Producer |
| Ildiko Kemeny | Producer |
| Jonathan Haren | Associate Producer |
| Jonathan Olsberg | Producer: Germany |
| László Vincze | Executive Producer |
| Michael Reuter | Associate Producer |
| Miriam Zachar | Co-Producer |
| Péter Barbalics | Producer |
| Robert Buckler | Executive Producer |
| Tibor Krsko | Co-Producer |
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