Fateless

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 10, 2005

Original language

Hungarian

Spoken languages

german, english, hebrew, HUNGARIAN, yiddish, polish

Countries

Hungary, Germany, United Kingdom, Israel

Production

Ingenious Media,Eurimages,Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary,MDR,Hungarian Television,Cinema Soleil,The Ministry of Education,Culture and Sports,The Israel Film Council,Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project,Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego,Renegade Films,EuroArts,MFG Filmförderung,Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.,Magic Media,Hungarian Historic Foundation,Recanati Foundation,Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd., Magic Media, EuroArts, Renegade Films, Hungarian Television, MDR, Cinema Soleil, Eurimages, Hungarian Historic Foundation, Ingenious Media, The Israel Film Council, MFG Filmförderung, The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary, Rabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project, Recanati Foundation, Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego

Budget

$250,000

Revenue

$2,512,009

IMDb

tt0367082