![]() ![]() A Hungarian Jew, Saul belongs to the Sonderkommando, the Jewish work units forced by the Nazis to assist in the mechanics of the death camps. His surname completes the singling out: Ausländer, the German for stranger. Our first sight of Saul is his back: an X daubed on his shirt. Engineered with virtuoso skill, every moment screams You Are Here. I can only say the film is, by its own measure, a triumph. You may already be scrolling down the page, making a sincere mental note to catch up with it one day. But his isn’t a fantasy: it is set in Auschwitz in October 1944. ![]() ![]() Borrowing the phrase James Cameron used for his sci-fi opus Avatar, Nemes has said he too wants to “immerse” the audience in his film. In interviews, the Hungarian director László Nemes has been clear about the purpose of his Oscar-winning debut Son of Saul.
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