Overview
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.
Director
Lajos Koltai
Box Office
Budget$0.3M
Revenue$2.5M
Production
Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.Magic MediaEuroArtsRenegade FilmsHungarian TelevisionMDRCinema SoleilEurimagesHungarian Historic FoundationIngenious MediaThe Israel Film CouncilMFG FilmförderungThe Ministry of Education, Culture and SportsMotion Picture Public Foundation of HungaryRabinovich Film Fund Cinema ProjectRecanati FoundationMinisterstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
