Fateless

You can close your eyes. You can turn away. But you will never forget.

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.

  • Genre: War, Drama
  • Release Date: 2005-02-10
  • Runtime: 140 min
  • Country: France, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America, Hungary
  • Language: English, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Polish, Yiddish
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 6.903
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