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.
Cast
Marcell Nagy
György Köves
Béla Dóra
Smoker
Bálint Péntek
Pretty boy
Áron Dimény
Bandi Citrom
Péter Fancsikai
Older Kollmann boy
Zsolt Dér
Rozi
András M. Kecskés
Finn
Dani Szabó
Moskovich
Tibor Mertz
Fodor
Péter Vida
Lénárt
Endre Harkányi
Old Kollmann
Márton Brezina
Younger Kollmann boy
Daniel Craig
US sergeant
József Gyabronka
Balszerencsés
Szabolcs Thuróczy
SS Soldier
Máté Haumann
SS Soldier
Ernő Fekete
Inspector
Piroska Molnár
Terka
Rajhona Ádám
Mr. Steiner
Károly Nemcsák
German officer
Ferenc Lengyel
Geography teacher
József Szarvas
Policeman
Gábor Máté
Miklós
Crew
Lajos Koltai
Director
Imre Kertész
Writer, Screenplay, Novel
Hajnal Sellő
Editor
Gyula Pados
Director of Photography
Doron Zar
Color Grading
Zoltán Bonta
First Assistant Director
Szabolcs Lang
Second Assistant Director
Gergely Fülöp
Third Assistant Director
Robert Buckler
Executive Producer
Bernd Helthaler
Executive Producer
László Vincze
Executive Producer
Péter Barbalics
Producer
Jonathan Olsberg
Producer
Ildikó Kemény
Producer
András Hámori
Producer
Jonathan Haren
Associate Producer
Michael Reuter
Associate Producer
András Benyó
Co-Producer
Tibor Krsko
Co-Producer
Károly Varga
Co-Producer
Miriam Zachar
Co-Producer
Endre Sík
Line Producer
Erika Tarr
Line Producer
Alexandra Stolle
Production Assistant
Tibor Lázár
Production Design
Edit Nagy
Post Production Coordinator
Asha Radwan
Post Production Coordinator
Heta Mantscheff
Casting
Péter Szuchy
Casting
Tamás Zilahy
Casting
Márta Liener
Extras Casting
Johanna Ragwitz
Extras Casting
Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez
Costume Supervisor, Costumer
Györgyi Szakács
Costume Design
Bea Merkovits
Wardrobe Assistant
Imre Orosz
Wardrobe Assistant
Gábor Szabó
Wardrobe Assistant
Almut Stier
Costumer
Roland Tropp
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Gyula Krasnyánszky
Pyrotechnician
Noémi Czakó
Makeup Artist
László Pintér
Standby Art Director
Fabio Venturi
Mixing Engineer
Furedi Csaba
Special Effects Technician
Tibor Skornyak
Special Effects Technician
Ferenc Ormos
Special Effects Supervisor
Alistair Hamer
Special Effects
György Solymosi
Special Effects
Gábor Kiszelly
Special Effects Assistant
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
Denes Redly
Music
Attila Kiss
Transportation Captain
Béla Tollay
Standby Painter
Miklós Molnár
Set Decoration
László Gárdonyi
Construction Coordinator
József Kiss
Construction Manager
László Nagyidai Jr.
Construction Grip
Jan Rott
Prop Maker
László Roráriusz
Location Manager
Kasi Béla
Stunts
Katona Péter
Stunts
Levente Lezsák
Stunts
Béla Unger
Stunt Coordinator
János Czakó
Property Master
Mark Wright
Negative Cutter
Beatrix Petõ
Draughtsman
Heiko Burkardsmaier
Legal Services
Zsuzsanna Borvendég
Art Direction
Natalja Meier
Art Direction
Lisa Gerrard
Vocals
Lajos Szakácsi
Supervising Producer
