Movie
“You can close your eyes. You can turn away. But you will never forget.”
6.9/10
2005
2h 20m
hu
War
Drama
Overview
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.
Director
Lajos Koltai
Writers
Imre Kertész, Imre Kertész
Movie Information
Release Date
February 10, 2005
Runtime
2h 20m
Status
Released
Original Language
hu
Vote Count
88
Production
Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.
Magic Media
Renegade Films
Hungarian Television
Cinema Soleil
Hungarian Historic Foundation
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary
Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project
Recanati Foundation
Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
