now i need a nice, happy, stupid rom-com
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.
Son of Saul is showing in 1 cinema in Berlin - next screening Tuesday 3 November at 19:00 at Zeughauskino.
Next screenings: Tuesday 3 November.
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now i need a nice, happy, stupid rom-com
Not only the best film that I saw at the Cannes Film Festival, but one of the greatest films ever made... and I've been trying to cut down on my hyperbole lately, so trust me when I say that Son of Saul is truly a contemporary masterwork, from it's lead performance to it's immense tracking shots to it's impeccable sound design. And it's a goddamn directorial debut...how
Like a first-person shooter through hell with no bullets.
Set in 1944 Auschwitz, a Jewish prisoner forced to work in the crematoria risks everything to secure a proper religious burial for a boy he believes is his son.
Hungarian director László Nemes directed the film, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2016.
Yes, it won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
