Saul fia

Son of Saul
Director
László Nemes
Country
Hungary
Year
2015
Genre
Drama, Fiction
Scriptwriters
László Nemes, Clara Royer
Cast
Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Christian Harting, Uwe Lauer, Kamil Dobrowolski, Sándor Zsótér
Production
Laokoon Film

Storyline

Two days in the life of Saul Auslander, Hungarian prisoner working as a member of the Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz Crematoriums who, to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son, tries to carry out his impossible deed: salvage the body and find a rabbi to bury it. While the Sonderkommando is to be liquidated at any moment, Saul turns away of the living and their plans of rebellion to save the remains of a son he never took care of when he was still alive.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2015
Pearls
Festival de Cannes 2015
Grand Prix
Toronto International Film Festival 2015
Special Presentations
BFI London Film Festival 2015
Festivals 2015
Gijon Intl Film Festival:
Gran Angular's Section
Sarajevo Film Festival:
Nomination

Golden Globe Awards 2016
Winner: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture in Foreign Language
Oscar 2016
Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
Awards 2016
Cesar Awards:
Nominated to Best Foreign Film
Goyas Awards:
Nominated to Best European Film
BAFTA Awards 2017
Nominated to FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Winner
Gaudí Awards 2017
Nominated to Best European Film

Releases

Spain (15 of January 2016)