An 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.
Lajos Koltai | Director |
Imre Kertész | Writer |
Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
Ildikó Kemény | Producer |
Hajnal Sellő | Editor |
Gyula Pados | Director of Photography |
Péter Barbalics | Producer |
András Hámori | Producer |
Jonathan Olsberg | Producer |
Heta Mantscheff | Casting |