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1945

1945

One day for justice

20176.91h 31m

Overview

An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.

Directed by Ferenc Török
Written by Ferenc Török, Gábor T. Szántó
Box OfficeBudget: $1.7M0

Top Cast

Péter Rudolf

Péter Rudolf

István Szentes (Town Clerk)

Bence Tasnádi

Bence Tasnádi

Árpád Szentes

Tamás Szabó Kimmel

Tamás Szabó Kimmel

Jancsi

Dóra Sztarenki

Dóra Sztarenki

Kisrózsi

Ági Szirtes

Ági Szirtes

Mrs. Kustár

József Szarvas

József Szarvas

Mr. Kustár

Eszter Nagy-Kálózy

Eszter Nagy-Kálózy

Anna Szentes

I

Iván Angelusz

Hermann Sámuel

Marcell Nagy

Marcell Nagy

Son of Hermann Sámuel

István Znamenák

István Znamenák

Station Master

Themes & Keywords

suicidefirecemeteryholocaust (shoah)hungaryhorsemarriageblack and whitetrainchurchguiltpost world war iibox1940s

About 1945

1945 is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of suicide, fire, cemetery, holocaust (shoah), hungary, horse. Directed by Ferenc Török, it stars Péter Rudolf, Bence Tasnádi, Tamás Szabó Kimmel. An unsettling feeling overwhelms a small Hungarian town when two orthodox Jews arrive with a mysterious trunk. As residents begin to speculate on the purpose of the visit of these two strangers, order starts to crumble in town with some pursuing devious plans and others finding remorse in their hearts.

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