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Son of Saul

2015 · 107 min

This is an unflinching, suffocating experience that immerses you in the grinding horror of survival.

Directed by
László Nemes
Genres
War, Drama, Thriller
Overview
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.
How it feels
Dark, bleak and tense. Relentless and demanding.
About
War, death, morality, survival
Content
Strong violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
War, Drama, Thriller
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror8
Humour0
Realism9
Romance0
Tension10
Darkness10
Complexity8
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
war, drama, thriller
Directed by
László Nemes
Written by
Clara Royer, László Nemes
Starring
Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Jerzy Walczak, Balázs Farkas, Gergö Farkas, Sándor Zsótér
Music
László Melis
Cinematography
Mátyás Erdély
Runtime
107 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Yiddish

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