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Son of Saul

Son of Saul

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In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.

June 11, 2015 · Directed by László Nemes

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Runtime1h 47m
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How it's told

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What it feels like

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  • Emotionality. Restrained or openly emotional. How much it reaches for your feelings.
  • Outlook. Bleak or hopeful. What it believes about people when it counts.
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What it's grounded in

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How it's told
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What it feels like
Tone
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Intensity
What it's grounded in
Realism
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Cast & crew

Géza Röhrig
Saul Ausländer
Levente Molnár
Abraham
Urs Rechn
Eli Biederman
Todd Charmont
Bearded Prisoner
Jerzy Walczak
Rabbi Frankel
Balázs Farkas
Saul's Son
Gergö Farkas
Saul's Son
Sándor Zsótér
Dr. Miklós Nyiszli
Marcin Czarnik
Feigenbaum
Levente Orbán
Russian Prisoner
Kamil Dobrowolski
Mietek
Uwe Lauer
Oberscharführer Voss

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