Fateless

Directed by Lajos Koltai
2006
Casts: Marcell Nagy, Aron Dimeny, Andras M. Kecskes

Set in 1944, as Hitler's Final Solution becomes policy throughout Europe, Fateless is the semi-autobiography tale of a 14-year old Jewish boy from Budapest, who finds himself swept up by events beyond his comprehension. A normal teen who has never felt particularly connected to his religion, he is suddenly separated from his family as part of the rushed and random deportation of his city's large Jewish population. Brought to a concentration camp, his existence becomes a surreal adventure in adversity and adaptation, and he is never quite sure if he is the victim of his captors, or of an absurd destiny that metes out salvation and suffering arbitrarily.

This is Holocaust. The drama of Schindler's List and The Pianist, rolled into one...