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.

György Köves

Smoker

Bandi Citrom

Older Kollmann boy

Rozi

Moskovich

Lénárt

Old Kollmann

US sergeant

Balszerencsés

SS Soldier

SS Soldier

Inspector

Terka

Mr. Steiner

German officer
An interesting movie about the personal experience of a Hungarian Jew during the Holocaust. Still, you cannot really empathize with the weird apathetic personality of the main character until the last reflections of the movie.
February 10, 2005

György Köves

Smoker

Bandi Citrom

Older Kollmann boy

Rozi

Moskovich

Lénárt

Old Kollmann

US sergeant

Balszerencsés

SS Soldier

SS Soldier

Inspector

Terka

Mr. Steiner

German officer
An interesting movie about the personal experience of a Hungarian Jew during the Holocaust. Still, you cannot really empathize with the weird apathetic personality of the main character until the last reflections of the movie.

