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Son of Saul

Son of Saul

20157.11h 47m

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.

Directed by László Nemes
Written by László Nemes, Clara Royer
Produced by Gábor Rajna, Gábor Sipos
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $1.8M

Top Cast

Géza Röhrig

Géza Röhrig

Saul Ausländer

Levente Molnár

Levente Molnár

Abraham

Urs Rechn

Urs Rechn

Eli Biederman

Todd Charmont

Todd Charmont

Bearded Prisoner

Jerzy Walczak

Jerzy Walczak

Rabbi Frankel

B

Balázs Farkas

Saul's Son

G

Gergö Farkas

Saul's Son

Sándor Zsótér

Sándor Zsótér

Dr. Miklós Nyiszli

Marcin Czarnik

Marcin Czarnik

Feigenbaum

Levente Orbán

Levente Orbán

Russian Prisoner

Themes & Keywords

prisonerworld war iisonauschwitz-birkenau concentration camprabbi1940ssonderkommando

About Son of Saul

Son of Saul is a war, drama, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of prisoner, world war ii, son, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, rabbi, 1940s. Directed by László Nemes, it stars Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn. 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.

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