Release Date: 2005-02-10
Runtime: 140
Languages: עִבְרִית | English | Polski | Deutsch | Magyar |
Rating: 6.9
Votes: 82
Genres: War | Drama
Director: Lajos Koltai
Description: 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 bri...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.Read More
Production Companies:
Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.
Magic Media
