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.
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> Lajos Koltai (Director)
> Gyula Pados (Director of Photography)
> Zoltán Bonta (First Assistant Director)
> Fülöp Gergely (Third Assistant Director)
> Lang Szabolcs (Second Assistant Director)
> László Pintér (Standby Art Director)
> Kertész Imre (Writer)
> Kertész Imre (Novel)
> Kertész Imre (Screenplay)