Movie · war, drama
Son of Saul
Saul fia
2015 · 1h 47m · R
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What is it about? Son of Saul
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.
Genres: war, drama, thriller. Themes: prisoner, world war ii, son, auschwitz-birkenau concentration camp, rabbi, 1940s.
Cast and crew Son of Saul
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Creators
- Directed byLászló Nemes
- ScreenplayLászló Nemes
- ScreenplayClara Royer
- MusicLászló Melis
- CinematographyMátyás Erdély
- EditingMatthieu Taponier
Full cast and crew93 cast members, 33 crew
Cast:
- Géza Röhrig · Saul Ausländer
- Levente Molnár · Abraham
- Urs Rechn · Eli Biederman
- Todd Charmont · Bearded Prisoner
- Jerzy Walczak · Rabbi Frankel
- Balázs Farkas · Saul's Son
- Gergö Farkas · Saul's Son
- Sándor Zsótér · Miklós Nyiszli
- Marcin Czarnik · Feigenbaum
- Levente Orbán · Russian Prisoner
- Kamil Dobrowolski · Mietek
- Uwe Lauer · Oberscharführer Voss
- Christian Harting · Oberscharführer Busch
- Attila Fritz · Yankl
- Mihály Kormos · Schlojme
- Márton Ágh · Apikojresz
- Amitai Kedar · Hirsch
- István Pion · Katz
- Juli Jakab · Ella
- Tamás Polgár · Landesman
- Rozi Székely · Female Kapo
- Ernő Fekete · SS Doctor
- László Somorjai · Elderly Rabbi
- Eszter Csépai · Girl in Female Barrack
- Tom Pilath · SS Officer
- Björn Freiberg · Soldier
- Péter Takátsy · Soldier
- Zsolt Alkay · Soldier
- Bálint Bagladi · Soldier
- Norbert Bagladi · Soldier
- Zoltán Bathó · Soldier
- Tamás Brán · Soldier
- Bence Farkas · Soldier
- Péter Forgács · Soldier
- András Kauderer · Soldier
- Gábor Klaus · Soldier
- Péter Kocsis · Soldier
- Márk Kovács · Soldier
- Oszkár Kovácsovich · Soldier
- Krisztián Kálmán · Soldier
Crew:
- László Nemes · Director
- Mátyás Erdély · Director of Photography
- László Nemes · Screenplay
- Clara Royer · Screenplay
- Gábor Rajna · Producer
- Gábor Sipos · Producer
- Matthieu Taponier · Editor
- László Rajk · Production Design
- Edit Szűcs · Costume Design
- Benjamin Freidenberg · Casting
- László Melis · Original Music Composer
- Judit Stalter · Executive Producer
Trailer Son of Saul
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Details Son of Saul
- Premiere
- May 15, 2015, France
- Premiere
- September 4, 2015, United States
- First theatrical release
- June 11, 2015
- Release in the US
- December 18, 2015
- Country
- Hungary
- Original language
- Hungarian
- Original title
- Saul fia
- Rating
- R
- Studio
- Laokoon Filmgroup
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $1M
- Worldwide gross
- $1.8M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Son of Saul?
1h 47m (107 minutes).
Who’s in Son of Saul?
Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Jerzy Walczak, Balázs Farkas, Gergö Farkas, Sándor Zsótér, Marcin Czarnik, and Levente Orbán. Directed by László Nemes.
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