Fateless (2005)

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.

• Release Date: 2005-02-10
• Runtime: 2h 20min
• Production Company: Hungarian Motion Picture Ltd.
• Production Country: France, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America, Hungary
• Director: Lajos Koltai
• Writer: Imre Kertész