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.
February 10, 2005
Released
Sorstalanság
2h 20min
$250,000
$2,512,009
Hebrew, English, Polish, German, Hungarian, Yiddish
Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.Magic Media Inc.EuroArtsRenegade FilmsHungarian TelevisionMDRCinema SoleilEurimagesHungarian Historic FoundationIngenious MediaThe Israeli Film CouncilMFG FilmförderungThe Ministry of Education, Culture and SportsThe Ministry of Culture and National HeritageMitteldeutsche MedienförderungMotion Picture Public Foundation of HungaryRabinovich Film Fund Cinema ProjectRecanati Foundation