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  • 2017
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2017
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople – suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning – expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews a...

Directed By: Ferenc Török

Written By: Gábor T. Szántó, Ferenc Török

  • 2017
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2017
  • Menemsha Films
  • 1 h 31 m

1945

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 11 User Ratings
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Summary On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople – suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning – expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews a...

Directed By: Ferenc Török

Written By: Gábor T. Szántó, Ferenc Török

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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91
Dec 9, 2017
It’s a good bet that the director had “High Noon” in mind when he made this film, but the comparison ends there. As a compact study of wartime guilt, the film has the look and feel of a waking nightmare.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 1, 2017
The gripping period drama offers a fresh, intelligent cinematic approach to a difficult topic.
By Alissa Simon FULL REVIEW

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78
May 24, 2018
A new film that takes an unflinching look at a nation’s anti-Semitism that led to the death of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews.
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75
Apr 18, 2018
Torok juggles plenty of characters and themes — guilt, greed, Russian meddling, the Holocaust, justice — but he always remains firmly in control of his story. Every frame is meticulously crafted.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 31, 2017
Absorbing and finely wrought, 1945 is not perfect.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 31, 2017
The fractured rhythm of 1945 and the desolate aesthetic are engrossing, but Ferenc Török's film doesn't linger.
By Greg Cwik FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 3, 2018
There’s an air of “High Noon” to Török’s drama, which features an intrusive sound design, including Tibor Szemzö’s jarringly contemporary score and sound effects that include the ringing of a clock tower, buzzing flies, rumbling thunder and noisy birds — which transition from pleasant tweets to ominous caws of crows by the climax.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Katapult Film
Release Date Nov 1, 2017
Duration 1 h 31 m
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Tagline Some Secrets Can't Be Buried
Website http://katapultfilm.hu/
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Awards

Hungarian Film Week
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Jerusalem Film Festival
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Titanic International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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