Son of Saul

Son of Saul

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Release Date

6/11/2015

Runtime

107 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

$1,777,043

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A harrowing immersion in unspeakable horror that finds devastating humanity in one man's impossible act of dignity. The camera stays close, forcing you to witness both atrocity and the quiet resistance of faith.

Mood

Dread-soakedDefiantMournful

Themes

GriefFamilyFaithMortalitySurvival

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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