1945 (2017)

12 August 1945, 11 AM. Two mysterious strangers dressed in black appear at the railway station of a Hungarian village. Within a few hours, everything changes.

Director:

Ferenc Török

Writers:

Gábor T. Szántó, Ferenc Török

Stars:

Péter Rudolf, Bence Tasnádi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel

7 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Péter Rudolf	...	Szentes István, a jegyzö / Town Clerk
Bence Tasnádi	...	Szentes Árpád
Tamás Szabó Kimmel	...	Jancsi
Dóra Sztarenki	...	Kisrózsi
Ági Szirtes	...	Kustár Andrásné / Mrs. Kustár
József Szarvas	...	Kustár András
Eszter Nagy-Kálózy	...	Szentesné Anna / Mrs. Szentes
Iván Angelusz	...	Sámuel Hermann
Marcell Nagy	...	Sámuel Hermann fia / Son of Sámuel Hermann
István Znamenák	...	Állomásfönök / Station Master
Sándor Terhes	...	Iharos Pál
Miklós Székely B.	...	Suba Mihály (as Miklós B. Székely)
György Somhegyi	...	Ifj. Suba Mihály / Son of Suba Mihály
Tünde Szalontay	...	Rózsika
Béla Gados	...	Pap / Priest

Storyline

12 August 1945, 11 AM. Two mysterious strangers, dressed in black, Jews, appear at the railway station of a Hungarian village. In the shadow of Russian occupation, the people of the village are preparing for the wedding of the son of the town clerk. The bride's former fiance returns from captivity. Within a few hours, everything changes. Secrets, sins, reckoning, love, betrayal, confrontation.

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Plot Keywords:

stranger in town | guilt | holocaust | post world war two | year as title | 

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Taglines:

Some Secrets Can't Be Buried

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

For the role, Péter Rudolf gained 33 pounds (15 kg)

User Reviews

A western without heroes

It's a brilliant story of guilt and buried secrets coming to the fore. Using the aesthetics of a western with direct borrowing from High Noon and from Sergio Leone, especially the waiting for the train scene in Once Upon a Time in the West. But in this case its used to point the complete absence of any real hero from the story. The most heroic act performed by any character in this movie is going away.

This story is a story about all consuming guilt, about petty jealousies and how sin is its own punishment. But above all it's a story of how the war doesn't end when it ends. And it's done with a very competent hand and deep understanding of cinematic media. A very good ensemble of actors, amazing cinematography, great story and superlative directing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian Russian

Release Date:

1 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

1945

Filming Locations:

Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,467,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,365, 5 November 2017

Gross USA:

$1,006,193

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,240,663

Company Credits

Production Co:

Katapult Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Color:

Black and White