Network/Films/Fateless 2005
Fateless
Quick Facts
DirectorLajos Koltai
Runtime2h 20m · 12
GenresDrama · War
Release2005-02-10
Film

Fateless

2005· 12· 2h 20m· Drama· War

You can close your eyes. You can turn away. But you will never forget.

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.

2005-02-10
Fateless

Where to Watch

Availability data via TMDB (US). Links open the provider’s site.

Cast & Characters

Select anyone for a tight summary — the full story lives on their Person page.

Key Crew
DirectorLajos Koltai
ScreenplayImre Kertész
Director of PhotographyGyula Pados
Original Music ComposerEnnio Morricone
Full cast & crew (23 cast · 50 crew)

Details

Released2005-02-10
Runtime2h 20m · 12
StatusReleased
StudiosHungarian Motion Picture Ltd. · Magic Media · EuroArts
Budget$250,000
Box office$3M
LanguagesEnglish · Hebrew · Yiddish · German
CountriesFrance · Germany · Israel · United Kingdom · United States of America · Hungary
Rating6.9/10 · 90 votes
Original languagehu

← All film · Wikidata Q704912