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Fateless

Original title: Sorstalanság
  • 20052005
  • RR
  • 2h 20m
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7.0/10
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Fateless (2005)
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14-year-old György's life is torn apart in WWII Hungary, as he is deported first to Auschwitz and then to Buchenwald, where he is forced to become a man in the midst of hatred, and what it r... Read all14-year-old György's life is torn apart in WWII Hungary, as he is deported first to Auschwitz and then to Buchenwald, where he is forced to become a man in the midst of hatred, and what it really means to be Jewish.14-year-old György's life is torn apart in WWII Hungary, as he is deported first to Auschwitz and then to Buchenwald, where he is forced to become a man in the midst of hatred, and what it really means to be Jewish.
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  • Director
    • Lajos Koltai
  • Writer
    • Imre Kertész(novel)
  • Stars
    • Marcell Nagy
    • Béla Dóra
    • Bálint Péntek
  • Director
    • Lajos Koltai
  • Writer
    • Imre Kertész(novel)
  • Stars
    • Marcell Nagy
    • Béla Dóra
    • Bálint Péntek
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations

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    Marcell Nagy
    • Köves Gyuri
    Béla Dóra
    • Dohányos
    Bálint Péntek
    • Selyemfiú
    Áron Dimény
    • Citrom Bandi
    Péter Fancsikai
    Péter Fancsikai
    • kis Kollmann
    Zsolt Dér
    • Rozi
    András M. Kecskés
    • Finn
    Dániel Szabó
    • Moskovics
    • (as Dani Szabó)
    Tibor Mertz
    • Fodor
    Péter Vida
    • Lénárt
    Endre Harkányi
    • öreg Kollmann
    Márton Brezina
    • nagy Kollmann
    Zoltán Bukovszki
    • Zoli
    Gábor Nyiri
    • Hunyó
    Jenö Nagy
    • Jenõ
    • (as Nagy Jenõ)
    Bence Bihari
    • Bence
    Patrik Holzmüller
    • Patrik
    Jakab Pilaszanovich
    • Jakab
    • Director
      • Lajos Koltai
    • Writer
      • Imre Kertész(novel) (screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The production unexpectedly ran out of money halfway through and halted for several months in order to find new investors. This ended up working in its favor, since Marcell Nagy was going through puberty, and by the time they restarted, he looked physically more mature, taller, and his voice deeper. By the time his character enters and survives the death camp, he looks several years older than when the film began, adding an element of reality that otherwise would have been created with make-up.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      György Köves: [narrating] People only ask about the horrors, whereas I should talk about the happiness of the camps next time, if they ask. If they ask at all. And if I don't forget myself.

    • Crazy credits
      Flash v. Schwabenland, Production Dog
    • Soundtracks
      Holdvilágos éjszakán (On a Moonlit Night)
      Music by Mihály Eisemann

      Lyrics by István Zágon

      Sung by the four boys when the group is in transit

    User reviews48

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    8/10
    A riveting epic hymn for life
    'Fateless' was a never-seen blockbuster in Hungary if we can use the term for Hungarian movies. It attracted so many viewers that no Hungarian film has done before and as it's not surprising that a Holocaust-film like this divides the audience. Thousands of readers had fallen in love with Imre Kertész's Nobel-prized novel, and expectations in this case are very high. However this film does NOT have to make any disappointment and opposite to some critics' opinion it holds the same meaning the novel holds. Don't forget that Kertész is the screenwriter too, it is his true story, a man's who went through all these and kept the respect of life so could find happiness after and during this. He agreed this film's value. The movie has some great actors, wonderful pictures and lots of very good, atmospheric scenes with very real memorable characters. The score is extremely beautiful how it's natural if the composer is Ennio Morricone.

    There are weaknesses too, of course, some dialogues, mainly in the beginning of the film are not natural (maybe it comes from Kertész's newness in film-writing), it' very disturbing as some weak acting in a few episodes. Marcell Nagy is not a bad choice for the leading role, he has the look and the power in his eyes but in speech he's not convincing, it drops you out of the atmosphere sometimes but it won't bother the not-Hungarian audience.

    'Fateless' is an impressive European masterpiece, Hungary should be proud of it.
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    • Release date
      • February 10, 2005 (Hungary)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
      • Israel
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Offcial site
      • Official site (Hungary)
    • Languages
      • Hungarian
      • German
      • English
      • Yiddish
      • Hebrew
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • Không Số Phận
    • Filming locations
      • Paks, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.
      • Magic Media Inc.
      • EuroArts Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • HUF 2,500,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $196,857
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,680
      • Jan 8, 2006
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,512,009
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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