Son of Saul (2015)
Saul fia (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 47min
- Drama, War
- 11 Jun 2015 (Hungary)
- Movie
A Jewish-Hungarian concentration camp prisoner sets out to give a child he mistook for his son a proper burial.
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- Won 1 Oscar. Another 64 wins & 62 nominations.
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| Géza Röhrig | ... |
Saul Ausländer
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| Levente Molnár | ... |
Abraham Warszawski
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| Urs Rechn | ... |
Oberkapo Biederman
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Todd Charmont | ... |
Bearded Prisoner
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Jerzy Walczak | ... |
Rabbi Frankel
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Gergö Farkas | ... |
Saul's Son
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Balázs Farkas | ... |
Saul's Son
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| Sándor Zsótér | ... |
Dr. Miklos Nyiszli
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| Marcin Czarnik | ... |
Feigenbaum
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| Levente Orbán | ... |
Russian Prisoner
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Kamil Dobrowolski | ... |
Mietek
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| Uwe Lauer | ... |
Oberscharführer Voss
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| Christian Harting | ... |
Oberscharführer Busch
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Attila Fritz | ... |
Yankl (Young Prisoner)
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| Mihály Kormos | ... |
Schlojme
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Márton Ágh | ... |
Apikoyres (Greek Rabbi)
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| Amitai Kedar | ... |
Hirsch (Gold Collector)
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István Pion | ... |
Katz
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Juli Jakab | ... |
Ella
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Tamás Polgár | ... |
Landesman
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Rozi Székely | ... |
Female Kapo
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Ernõ Fekete | ... |
SS Doctor
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László Somorjai | ... |
Old Rabbi
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Zsolt Alkay | ... |
Soldier
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Sandor Altmann |
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Bálint Bagladi | ... |
Soldier
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Norbert Bagladi | ... |
Soldier
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Tamás Bakó | ... |
Movement artist
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Zoltán Bathó | ... |
Soldier
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Gyula Berger | ... |
Movement artist
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Anna Biczók | ... |
Movement artist
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Arnaud Blondel | ... |
Movement artist
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János Tibor Boldizsár |
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Gábor Bora | ... |
Movement artist
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Tamás Brán | ... |
Soldier
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Mendy Cahan | ... |
Sonderkommando Member
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Marcio Canabarro | ... |
Movement artist
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Gyula Cserepes | ... |
Movement artist
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Zoltán Cservák |
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Márton Csuzi | ... |
Movement Artist
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Eszter Csépai | ... |
Young girl in female barrack
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Emese Cuhorka | ... |
Movement artist
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Márton Debreczeni | ... |
Movement artist
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Dániel Dragos | ... |
Movement artist
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Viktória Dányi | ... |
Movement artist
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Judit Dömötör | ... |
Movement artist
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Bea Egyed | ... |
Movement artist
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| Péter Fancsikai |
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Bence Farkas | ... |
Soldier
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Dávid Fodor |
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Péter Forgács | ... |
Soldier
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Csaba Formanek |
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Björn Freiberg | ... |
Extra
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Júlia Garai | ... |
Movement artist
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János György |
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Judit Gál |
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Júlia Hadi | ... |
Movement artist
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Tamás Herczeg |
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Nóra Horváth | ... |
Movement artist
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Heléna Hrotkó | ... |
Movement artist
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András Kauderer | ... |
Soldier
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Éva Kelényi |
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Tamás Kiss |
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Gábor Klaus | ... |
Soldier
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Péter Kocsis | ... |
Soldier
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Fotisz Kollátosz |
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Anett Kormos |
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Kálmán Kovács |
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Márk Kovács | ... |
Soldier
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Oszkár Kovácsovich | ... |
Soldier
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| Csaba Krisztik |
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Krisztián Kálmán | ... |
Soldier
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Péter Kõszegi |
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László Laskay |
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Gergely Lörincz | ... |
Soldier
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András Meszerics | ... |
Movement artist
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Alex Miklósy | ... |
Movement artist
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Vaszilisz Mitropulosz |
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Gábor Molnár Opti |
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Csaba Molnár | ... |
Movement artist
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Gábor Molnár |
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Zoltán Mózes | ... |
Movement artist
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Patrik Nádas |
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Zoltán Nádasi | ... |
Soldier
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Zoltán Perovics |
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Sándor Petrovics | ... |
Movement artist
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Tom Pilath | ... |
SS Officer
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István Péntek | ... |
Soldier
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Tamás Pénzes | ... |
Soldier
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Linda Péter | ... |
Movement artist
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Gábor Póczik |
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László Quitt |
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István Rubóczki | ... |
Soldier
(as István Rubóczky)
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Mátyás Ruzsom | ... |
Movement artist
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Gábor Rénes | ... |
Soldier
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András Réthelyi | ... |
Movement artist
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Béla Sebestyén |
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Péter Selyebi |
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Tamás Steinberger |
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Dmitrij Szabanyin | ... |
Soldier
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Kata Szilágyi | ... |
Movement artist
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Krisztián Szilágyi | ... |
Movement artist
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Balázs Szitás |
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Dániel Szász | ... |
Movement artist
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István János Takács | ... |
Soldier
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| Péter Takátsy | ... |
Soldier
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Laura Tóth | ... |
Movement artist
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Kristóf Töröcsik |
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Boglárka Varga | ... |
Movement artist
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Csaba Varga | ... |
Movement artist
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Norbert Varga |
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Viktória Varga | ... |
Movement artist
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Sándor Viglász |
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Melinda Virág | ... |
Movement artist
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János Vozár |
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Krisztián Vranik |
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Marcell Wrochna |
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Directed by
| László Nemes | ... | (as Nemes László) |
Written by
| László Nemes | ... | () (as Nemes László) |
| Clara Royer | ... | () |
Produced by
| Krisztina Pintér | ... | line producer |
| Gábor Rajna | ... | producer |
| Gábor Sipos | ... | producer |
| Judit Stalter | ... | executive producer |
| Róbert Vámos | ... | associate producer (as Robert Vamos) |
Music by
| László Melis | ... | (as Melis László) |
Cinematography by
| Mátyás Erdély | ||
Editing by
| Matthieu Taponier | ||
Editorial Department
| Éva Haraszin | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Hanga Janovszki | ... | post-production coordinator |
| László Kovács | ... | colorist / telecine colorist |
| Réka Kukai | ... | post-production coordinator |
| László Machovits | ... | digital intermediate technician |
| János Polyák | ... | scanning operator |
| Viola Regéczy | ... | color timer |
| Anna Vághy | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Éva Zabezsinszkij | ||
Production Design by
| László Rajk | ||
Set Decoration by
| Dorka Kiss | ||
| Judit Varga | ||
Costume Design by
| Edit Szücs | ||
Makeup Department
| Kriszta Balázs | ... | makeup artist (as Balázs Krisztina) |
| Liliána Berkeczi | ... | daily makeup and hair |
| Viktória Csatári | ... | makeup artist |
| Edit Czinege | ... | dental prosthetics |
| Krisztina Fehér | ... | hair stylist |
| Erzsébet Forgács | ... | makeup department head |
| Szandra Gerõ | ... | daily makeup and hair |
| Kornél Hidas | ... | assistant hair stylist |
| Kinga Lesti | ... | makeup artist |
| Kovácsné Lesti Linda | ... | daily makeup and hair |
| Mariann Molnár | ... | key hair stylist |
| Berek Móni | ... | daily makeup and hair |
| Attila Tamás | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Eszter Gárgyán | ... | assistant production manager |
| Gábor Hajdók | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Felicián Keresztes | ... | assistant production manager |
| Veronika Nemes-Jeles | ... | production manager: pre-production (as Veronika Nemes Jeles) |
| Gábor Szántó | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ágnes Eckert | ... | additional third assistant director (as Agnes Eckert) |
| Edina Galgócz | ... | second assistant director |
| Zoltán Gyovai | ... | co-first assistant director |
| István Kolos | ... | first assistant director |
| Ádám Kolos | ... | additional third assistant director |
| Levente Kriston | ... | assistant director trainee |
| Zsolt Makrai | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Szabolcs Alb | ... | swing gang |
| Gábor Bende | ... | buyer |
| Dániel Czigler | ... | props |
| Norbert Alte Fieszl | ... | set dresser |
| László Filcsik | ... | standby props 2 |
| Tamás Fuchs | ... | painter |
| Sándor Fényi | ... | standby props 1 |
| Arnold Gerhát | ... | set dresser |
| Boglarka Horvath | ... | painter |
| Béla Hódos | ... | swing gang |
| Hedvig Király | ... | stand-by art director (as Hedvig Kiraly) |
| József Kiss | ... | construction manager |
| Kata Kiss | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Károly Körmöczi | ... | previs artis |
| Zsófia Manninger | ... | buyer |
| Balázs Mezei | ... | swing gang |
| Arnold Mincu | ... | swing gang |
| Tamás Mókos | ... | swing gang |
| Mercédesz Nagy | ... | helper |
| 'kkein' Fieszl Norbert | ... | set dresser |
| Zsuzsanna Rebeka Pál | ... | title and end credit designer |
| Zsuzsa Sverteczki | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Tibor Szabó | ... | painter |
| Zoltán Sípos | ... | swing gang |
| Zoltán Tokaji | ... | set dresser (as Tokaji Zoltán) |
Sound Department
| Tamás Beke | ... | foley artist |
| Sámuel Csóka | ... | boom operator |
| Tamás Dévényi | ... | production soundmixer |
| Szabolcs Gáspár | ... | second boom operator |
| András Kálmán | ... | final mixing - studio manager |
| Nándor Szirtes | ... | second boom operator |
| Tamás Székely | ... | sound editor |
| Tamás Zányi | ... | sound designer |
| Lajos Érsek | ... | assistant sound editor: dialogue and adr |
Special Effects by
| Gergely Csóri | ... | special effects technician: daily |
| Gyula Krasnyánszky | ... | pyrotechnic effects supervisor |
| Norbert Orosz | ... | special effects technician: daily |
| Barnabás Princz | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Szabolcs Princz | ... | special effects coordinator |
| György Solymosi | ... | special effects |
| Attila Vásári | ... | special effects technician |
| Attila Érczkövi | ... | special effects technician (as Attila Erczkovi) |
Stunts
| Viktor Babarczi | ... | stunts |
| Zoltán Gulyás Kiss | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Gergö Hajdú | ... | stunts (as Gergõ Hajdú) |
| György Kökényesi | ... | stunts |
| Kecskeméti Lajos László | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gergely Csepregi | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gellért Drávucz | ... | central loader |
| Zoltán Dzsupin | ... | second assist camera |
| László Egyedi | ... | grip |
| Szabolcs Galgóczi | ... | best boy |
| Demkó Gábor | ... | video operator |
| Zoltán Kittrich | ... | electrician |
| Claudia Kovács | ... | camera operator-rehearsals |
| Tibor Kun | ... | electrician |
| Zoltán Lovasi | ... | camera operator |
| Péter Manzel | ... | lighting technician |
| Viktor Racsek | ... | rigging gaffer |
| György Réder | ... | camera operator |
| Zoltán Sallai | ... | video assist/camera crew (video segments) |
| Bálint Seress | ... | underwater assistant camera |
| Dániel Szekrényi | ... | lighting technician |
Casting Department
| Mária Boross | ... | additional casting (as Mária Boros) |
| Miklós Deák | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Orit Fouks | ... | casting assistant: Israel |
| Benjamin Freidenberg | ... | casting director: Israel |
| Katalin György | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Eszter Kemény | ... | casting trainee |
| Márta Liener | ... | extras casting |
| Dániel Mertz | ... | extras coordinator |
| Balázs Pethõ | ... | casting associate |
| Dániel Rosenfeld | ... | additional casting |
| Ede Starsky | ... | casting coordinator |
| Tibor Tasi | ... | casting trainee |
| Tímea Várkonyi | ... | additional casting (as Timea Varkonyi) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Tünde Bényei | ... | ager/breakdown artist |
| Györgyi Marosi | ... | costumer |
| Emese Pirityi | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Márton Bornyi | ... | locations scout |
| Tamás Pejkó | ... | location manager / locations scout |
Music Department
| Eszter Krulik | ... | musician: violin |
| Balázs Weyer | ... | music licensing supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Elie Elbaz | ... | script consultant |
| Matthieu Taponier | ... | script consultant |
| Orsolya Vercz | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Zoltán Kovács | ... | transportation |
| Dániel Szokolay | ... | transportation |
| Géza Szupp | ... | transportation captain |
| György Szöllõsi | ... | driver: cast (as Gyorgy Szollosi) |
Additional Crew
| Zsuzsanna Barna | ... | production secretary |
| Felix Bender | ... | adr actor |
| Mendy Cahan | ... | dialog coach: yiddish / expert: yiddish / translator: dialogue / translator: yiddish |
| Dávid Csóka | ... | lawyer |
| András Fodor | ... | production accountant |
| Dániel Fuhl | ... | adr actor |
| Ágoston Félegyházy Megyesy | ... | health & safety supervisor |
| Marcus Hammerstein | ... | adr actor |
| Christoph Hanz | ... | adr actor |
| Krisztina Hegyi | ... | medical coordinator |
| Melissa Herman | ... | adr actor |
| István Hevesi | ... | director's assistant |
| Adrienn Hód | ... | choreographer |
| Felicián Keresztes | ... | unit manager assistant (as Felícián Keresztes) |
| Viki Réka Kiss | ... | production coordinator |
| Balázs Krasznahorkai | ... | assistant to the director |
| Matthias Kräusslein | ... | adr actor |
| Slomó Köves | ... | consultant: religion |
| Jean-François Laplénie | ... | translator: dialogue |
| Uwe Lauer | ... | german dialogue |
| Mario Locurcio | ... | italian publicist |
| Julia Maspero | ... | history research |
| Orsolya Mirgay | ... | production secretary (as Orsolya Migray) |
| Anita Muhr | ... | production assistant trainee |
| Zoltan Nagy | ... | logistics coordinator |
| Ádám Názer | ... | unit manager assistant |
| Sergej Onopko | ... | adr actor |
| Elena Ourjoumtseva | ... | translator: dialogue |
| János Prihoda | ... | immigration advisor (as Janos Prihoda) |
| Allen Lewis Rickman | ... | consultant: yiddish |
| Karsten Schleifring | ... | adr actor |
| Gaetan Stawinoga | ... | adr actor |
| Karolina Szin | ... | volunteer |
| Fruzsina Szõke | ... | production assistant (as Fruzsina Szoke) |
| Gabriella Ságodi | ... | speech coach: Saul |
| István Varga | ... | advisor: military / military advisor |
| Árpád Vass | ... | stage assistant |
| Dóra Anna Veress | ... | production accountant assistant |
| George Vince | ... | adr actor |
| Zoltán Vági | ... | advisor: history / historical advisor |
| Marcell Wrochna | ... | interpreter: Polish |
| Gábor Xantus | ... | medic: supervisor |
| Éva Zabezsinszkij | ... | hungarian dialogue |
| Alexey Zelensky | ... | adr actor (as Aleksey Zelensky) / adr actor |
Thanks
| Peter O. Almond | ... | special thanks |
| Lili Aschoff | ... | special thanks |
| Georges Goldenstern | ... | special thanks |
| Joanna Jurewicz | ... | special thanks |
| Charlotte Krebs | ... | special thanks |
| Uwe Lauer | ... | special thanks |
| Daniel Utjesanovic | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Emil Weiss | ... | special thanks |
| Riina Sporring Zachariassen | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Playtime (2015) (World-wide) (as Films Distribution) (international sales)
- Ad Vitam Distribution (2015) (France) (theatrical)
- Avalon (2016) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Fabula Films (2016) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Filmtrade (2015) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Fine Films (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2016) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (theatrical)
- Mozinet (2015) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Thimfilm Filmverleih (2016) (Austria) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (2016) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Canvas (2018) (Belgium) (tv)
- Film1 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Midas Filmes (2016) (Portugal)
- Mongkol Major (2016) (Thailand)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twin Pics (2016) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Twin Pics (2016) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2019) (Netherlands) (tv) (as VPRO) (NPO2)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2018) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Block-Korenbrot Public Relations (publicity)
- Brigade Marketing (publicity)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Cinéfondation Residence (funding)
- Claims Conference (funding)
- Hungarian Filmlab / Magyar Filmlabor (post-production facilities)
- Hungarian Filmlab / Magyar Filmlabor (post-production)
- Jerusalem International Film Lab (funding)
- Mafilm Audio Kft. (final sound mixing studio)
- Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (developed at)
- Sarajevo CineLink (funding)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two days in the life of Saul Auslander, Hungarian prisoner working as a member of the Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz Crematoriums who, to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son, tries to carry out his impossible deed: salvage the body and find a rabbi to bury it. While the Sonderkommando is to be liquidated at any moment, Saul turns away of the living and their plans of rebellion to save the remains of a son he never took care of when he was still alive. Written by LaoKoon |
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Box Office
| Budget | HUF280,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $6,659,121 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | During the preparation, director László Nemes, cinematographer Mátyás Erdély and production designer László Rajk made a pledge to stick to certain rules, or a "dogma", which included: * The film cannot look beautiful. * The film cannot look appealing. * We cannot make a horror film. * Staying with Saul means not going beyond his own field of vision, hearing, or presence. * The camera is his companion, it stays with him throughout this hell. See more » |
| Goofs | The short text at the beginning says, that the members of the 'Sonderkommando' were killed after 3 months, but this is a simplification of the more complicated history. While it's correct that these men were supposed to be killed and replaced after a few months, in some cases they were killed much earlier and in other rare cases they could survive for over 2 years, like Filip Müller. This depended mostly on the skills of the individual 'Sonderkommando' slave worker, who was sometimes needed by the SS to train the new 'Sonderkommando' members, but also on pure coincidence and luck. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Dream Faces See more » |
| Quotes |
Abraham Warszawski:
You failed the living for the dead. Saul Ausländer: We are dead already. See more » |