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Sunset

Sunset

20185.82h 17m

Overview

In 1913, an orphaned young woman arrives in Budapest to take up employment as a milliner at the hat store that belonged to her late parents but becomes mired in a search for a brother she had never known of.

Directed by László Nemes
Written by László Nemes, Clara Royer, Matthieu Taponier
Produced by Gábor Sipos, Gábor Rajna, Nicolas Brigaud-Robert
Box OfficeBudget: $9.9M0

Top Cast

Juli Jakab

Juli Jakab

Írisz Leiter

Vlad Ivanov

Vlad Ivanov

Oszkár Brill

Evelin Dobos

Evelin Dobos

Zelma

Susanne Wuest

Susanne Wuest

The Princess

Judit Pecháček

Judit Pecháček

Szeréna

Levente Molnár

Levente Molnár

Gaspar

Christian Harting

Christian Harting

Otto von König

Julia Jakubowska

Julia Jakubowska

Countess Rédey

Urs Rechn

Urs Rechn

Ismael

Björn Freiberg

Björn Freiberg

Man in White

Themes & Keywords

budapest, hungaryaustria-hungary1910s

About Sunset

Sunset is a drama, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of budapest, hungary, austria-hungary, 1910s. Directed by László Nemes, it stars Juli Jakab, Vlad Ivanov, Evelin Dobos. In 1913, an orphaned young woman arrives in Budapest to take up employment as a milliner at the hat store that belonged to her late parents but becomes mired in a search for a brother she had never known of.

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