Fateless (2005)
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.
Director:
Lajos Koltai
Writer:
Imre Kertész
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Marcell Nagy as György Köves |
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Béla Dóra as Smoker |
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Bálint Péntek as Pretty boy |
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Áron Dimény as Bandi Citrom |
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Péter Fancsikai as Older Kollmann boy |
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Zsolt Dér as Rozi |
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András M. Kecskés as Finn |
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Dani Szabó as Moskovich |
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Tibor Mertz as Fodor |
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Péter Vida as Lénárt |
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Endre Harkányi as Old Kollmann |
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Márton Brezina as Younger Kollmann boy |
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Daniel Craig as US sergeant |
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József Gyabronka as Balszerencsés |
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Szabolcs Thuróczy as SS Soldier |
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Máté Haumann as SS Soldier |
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Ernő Fekete as Inspector |
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Piroska Molnár as Terka |
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Rajhona Ádám as Mr. Steiner |
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Károly Nemcsák as German officer |
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Ferenc Lengyel as Geography teacher |
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József Szarvas as Policeman |
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Gábor Máté as Miklós |
| Directing | Lajos Koltai | Director |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Imre Kertész | Writer |
| Camera | Gyula Pados | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Hajnal Sellő | Editor |
| Production | Péter Barbalics | Producer |
| Production | András Hámori | Producer |
| Production | Ildikó Kemény | Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Olsberg | Producer |
| Production | Heta Mantscheff | Casting |
| Production | Péter Szuchy | Casting |
| Art | Tibor Lázár | Production Design |
| Art | Zsuzsanna Borvendég | Art Direction |
| Art | Natalja Meier | Art Direction |
| Art | Miklós Molnár | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Györgyi Szakács | Costume Design |
| Directing | Zoltán Bonta | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fülöp Gergely | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lang Szabolcs | Second Assistant Director |
| Writing | Imre Kertész | Novel |
| Writing | Imre Kertész | Screenplay |
| Crew | Kasi Béla | Stunts |
| Crew | Katona Péter | Stunts |
| Crew | Levente Lezsák | Stunts |
| Crew | Béla Unger | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Attila Kiss | Transportation Captain |
| Production | László Roráriusz | Location Manager |
| Production | Márta Liener | Extras Casting |
| Production | Johanna Ragwitz | Extras Casting |
| Production | Tamás Zilahy | Casting |
| Sound | Lisa Gerrard | Vocals |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Conductor |
| Sound | Denes Redly | Music |
| Crew | Fabio Venturi | Mixing Engineer |
| Production | Edit Nagy | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Asha Radwan | Post Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Mark Wright | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Doron Zar | Color Grading |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bea Merkovits | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Imre Orosz | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Almut Stier | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gábor Szabó | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Crew | Furedi Csaba | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Alistair Hamer | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gábor Kiszelly | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Gyula Krasnyánszky | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Ferenc Ormos | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Art | László Pintér | Standby Art Director |
| Crew | Tibor Skornyak | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | György Solymosi | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Roland Tropp | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Art | János Czakó | Property Master |
| Art | Gárdonyi László | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | József Kiss | Construction Manager |
| Art | László Nagyidai Jr. | Construction Grip |
| Art | Beatrix Petõ | Draughtsman |
| Crew | Jan Rott | Prop Maker |
| Art | Béla Tollay | Standby Painter |
| Production | András Benyó | Co-Producer |
| Production | Robert Buckler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jonathan Haren | Associate Producer |
| Production | Bernd Helthaler | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tibor Krsko | Co-Producer |
| Production | Michael Reuter | Associate Producer |
| Production | Alexandra Stolle | Production Assistant |
| Production | Lajos Szakácsi | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Endre Sík | Line Producer |
| Production | Erika Tarr | Line Producer |
| Production | Károly Varga | Co-Producer |
| Production | László Vincze | Executive Producer |
| Production | Miriam Zachar | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Heiko Burkardsmaier | Legal Services |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noémi Czakó | Makeup Artist |