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Son of Saul
Saul fia
Directed by László Nemes
2015•1h 47m•R•★ 7.4
Drama / War
Synopsis
In 1944 Auschwitz-Birkenau, a Hungarian Sonderkommando prisoner discovers the body of a young boy he takes to be his son, obsessively risking everything to find a rabbi to perform a proper Jewish burial amid a brewing armed prisoner revolt. László Nemes' Oscar and Cannes Grand Prix-winning visceral masterwork.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorLászló Nemes
WriterLászló NemesClara Royer
CinematographyMátyás Erdély
MusicLászló Melis
Principal Cast
Géza RöhrigSaul Ausländer
Levente MolnárAbraham
Urs RechnEli Biederman
Todd CharmontBearded Prisoner
Jerzy WalczakRabbi Frankel
Sándor ZsótérDr. Miklós Nyiszli
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Balázs FarkasSaul's SonGF
Gergö FarkasSaul's SonTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 47m (107 mins)
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DirectorLászló Nemes
LanguagesHungarian, German, Yiddish, Polish, Russian
CountryHU
StudioLaokoon Filmgroup
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