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Son of Saul
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Son of Saul

2015-06-11 · 107 min · ★ 7.1

War · Drama · Thriller

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.

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Directors
László Nemes
Production companies
Laokoon Filmgroup
Countries
Hungary
Status
Released
Budget
USD 1,000,000
Revenue
USD 1,777,043

Top Cast

Géza RöhrigGéza RöhrigSaul Ausländer
Levente MolnárLevente MolnárAbraham
Urs RechnUrs RechnEli Biederman
Todd CharmontTodd CharmontBearded Prisoner
Jerzy WalczakJerzy WalczakRabbi Frankel
Balázs FarkasSaul's Son
Gergö FarkasSaul's Son
Sándor ZsótérSándor ZsótérDr. Miklós Nyiszli
Marcin CzarnikMarcin CzarnikFeigenbaum
Levente OrbánLevente OrbánRussian Prisoner
Kamil DobrowolskiMietek
Uwe LauerUwe LauerOberscharführer Voss
Christian HartingChristian HartingOberscharführer Busch
Attila FritzAttila FritzYankl
Mihály KormosMihály KormosSchlojme
Márton ÁghApikojresz
Amitai KedarAmitai KedarHirsch
István PionKatz
Juli JakabJuli JakabElla
Tamás PolgárTamás PolgárLandesman

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