Movie Description

Sorstalanság

(2005)

Overview

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.

Cast

Facts

Original TitleSorstalanság

Status Released

Release Information

  • 2005-02-10

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 02h 20m

Budget₹ 250000

Revenue₹ 2512009

Production CompaniesHungarian Motion Picture Ltd.,Magic Media Inc.,EuroArts,Renegade Films,Hungarian Television,MDR,Cinema Soleil,Eurimages,Hungarian Historic Foundation,Ingenious Media,The Israeli Film Council,MFG Filmförderung,The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports,The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage,Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung,Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary,Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project,Recanati Foundation

Genres

  • War
  • Drama