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.

Marcell Nagy
György Köves

Béla Dóra
Smoker
Bálint Péntek
Pretty boy

Áron Dimény
Bandi Citrom

Péter Fancsikai
Older Kollmann boy

Zsolt Dér
Rozi
András M. Kecskés
Finn

Dani Szabó
Moskovich
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Release Date
February 10, 2005
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Drama, War
Director
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