Fateless
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.
Director: Lajos Koltai
Actors: András M. Kecskés, Áron Dimény, Bálint Péntek, Béla Dóra, Dani Szabó, Marcell Nagy, Péter Fancsikai, Tibor Mertz, Vida Péter, Zsolt Dér
Country: Hungary, Germany, UK, Israel, France
