Saul fia (Son of Saul) – Opening Scene

Director: László Nemes

Writers: László Nemes, Clara Royer

Stars: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn …

In October 1944, Saul Ausländer, a Hungarian-Jewish prisoner in the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz, works as a Sonderkommando member, burning the dead. One day, he finds the body of a boy he takes for his son.

Awards

Academy Awards, USA 2016 – Oscar Best Foreign Language Film of the Year
Golden Globes, USA 2016 – Golden Globe Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Cannes Film Festival 2015 – FIPRESCI Prize, François Chalais Award and Grand Prize of the Jury (László Nemes )
– Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist Tamás Zányi (sound designer)

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