72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Saul fia / Son of Saul

László Nemes
Hungary      107 m.
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Winner of the Jury Grand Prix at the Cannes Festival, this debut by Hungarian moviemaker László Nemes is set in Auschwitz, 1944. Saul Auslander is a Hungarian prisoner assigned to one of the Auschwitz crematorium ovens. He tries to save the body of a young boy he believes to be his son from the flames.

Director
László Nemes
Screenplay
László Nemes, Clara Royer
Production
Laokoon Filmgroup (Hungary)
Gábor Sipos
Laokoon Filmgroup (Hungary)
Gábor Rajna
Photography
Mátyás Erdély
Edition
Matthieu Taponier
Music
László Melis
Cast
Géza Röhrig, Levante Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Sándor Zsótér, Marcin Czarnik, Jerzy Walczak, Christian Harting, Uwe Lauer, Kamil Dobrowolski, Amitai Kedar, István Pion, Juli Jakab, Levente Orbán
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
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Running Time
107 m.
Country
Hungary
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