Fateless(2005)

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.

Genre: War, Drama

Director: Lajos Koltai

Actors: Marcell Nagy, Béla Dóra, Bálint Péntek, Áron Dimény, Péter Fancsikai, Zsolt Dér, András M. Kecskés, Dániel Szabó, Tibor Mertz, Péter Vida

Release date: 2005-02-10

Country of origin: France, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America, Hungary

Length: 2h 20m

Ratings:

• 7.0/10
• 95%
• 87/100