HeyUGuys review “takes us into new territory, leading us a little further down into the inner circles of hell. SON OF SAUL is his first feature, which premiered in Cannes' 2015 Official Competition, where it won the festival's Grand Prix.
The Guardian review “a horror movie of extraordinary focus and courage” The Daily Telegraph review “one hell of a debut, with the emphasis on hell”
At the directors request the Sun 11 Oct 13:00 Curzon Soho screening will be. The Rafael is the only theater in the Bay Area offering screenings of Son of. A devastating portrait of life in a concentration. In a way it’s the most primitive way of directing.” Film screening of Lszl Nemess 2015 Oscar and BAFTA winning film Son of Saul, followed by discussion with Gary Mills (University of Nottingham) and va. Set in Auschwitz-Birkenau, October 1944, it follows Saul (Gza Rhrig). Variety article “I had a lot of discussions with the actors, I told them to ban this feeling of self-pity, to bring (their act) down, do less. As Nemes tells it, in early versions of the screenplay, it was clearer the boy was Saul’s son, but in eliminating backstories for the characters. Avoiding the temptation to divide protagonists into good and bad, Nemes paints a disturbingly nuanced picture of the moral imperatives and daily realities faced by all. Audiences emerging from screenings of Saul. “By any standards, this would be an outstanding film, but for a debut it is remarkable.” – The GuardianĪ masterful debut award winning feature that brings an entirely fresh visual language to this most challenging of topics. László Nemes’ Best Foreign Language Film Oscar-winner focuses on Saul, a Jewish member of the Sonderkommando in an unnamed death camp, who, after discovering the body of his son, is determined to give him a dignified burial.