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Fateless

2005 • 2h20m War, Drama

Rating

6.9/10

Popularity

6

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.

Details

Director

Lajos Koltai

Screenplay

Kertész Imre

Kertész Imre

Cast

Marcell Nagy

Béla Dóra

Bálint Péntek

Release date

2/10/2005

Status

Released

Budget

$250,000

Revenue

$2,512,009

Origin country

FR

IL

DE

US

HU

GB

Vote count

89