War Drama
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.
Directed by
Lajos Koltai
Written by
Imre Kertész
Daniel Craig
US sergeant
Máté Haumann
SS Soldier
Béla Dóra
Smoker
Dani Szabó
Moskovich
Marcell Nagy
György Köves
Thuróczy Szabolcs
SS Soldier
Péter Fancsikai
Older Kollmann boy
József Gyabronka
Balszerencsés
Piroska Molnár
Terka
Ferenc Lengyel
Geography teacher
Ernő Fekete
Inspector
Rajhona Ádám
Mr. Steiner
Zsolt Dér
Rozi
József Szarvas
Policeman
Gábor Máté
Miklós
Katona Péter
Endre Harkányi
Old Kollmann
Károly Nemcsák
German officer
Áron Dimény
Bandi Citrom
Bálint Péntek
Pretty boy
András M. Kecskés
Finn
Tibor Mertz
Fodor
Péter Vida
Lénárt
Márton Brezina
Younger Kollmann boy
Károly Varga

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