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Fateless
“You can close your eyes. You can turn away. But you will never forget.”
6.9 / 10• 2005• 2h 20m•NR• Hungarian
WarDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Marcell Nagy
György Köves
Lead
Béla Dóra
Smoker
BP
Bálint Péntek
Pretty boy
Áron Dimény
Bandi Citrom
Péter Fancsikai
Older Kollmann boy
Zsolt Dér
Rozi
AM
András M. Kecskés
Finn
Dani Szabó
Moskovich
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lajos Koltai's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fateless is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
