
A Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who's sent to a forced labor camp. After his father's departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one's dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.
Origin Country
France,
Israel,
Germany,
United States of America,
Hungary,
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English,
Hebrew,
Yiddish,
German,
Polish,
Hungarian
Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.
Magic Media
Hungary
EuroArts
GermanyRenegade Films
AustraliaHungarian Television

MDR
GermanyCinema Soleil

Eurimages
FranceHungarian Historic Foundation

Ingenious Media
United Kingdom
The Israel Film Council
Israel
MFG Filmförderung
GermanyThe Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Motion Picture Public Foundation of Hungary
HungaryRabinovich Film Fund Cinema Project
IsraelRecanati Foundation
Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego
Poland