Son of Saul = Saul fia
(DVD)
Contributors
Royer, Clara, screenwriter.
Sipos, Gábor, 1977- film producer.
Rajna, Gábor, film producer.
Nemes, László, 1977- screenwriter,
Röhrig, Géza, 1967- actor.
Sipos, Gábor, 1977- film producer.
Rajna, Gábor, film producer.
Nemes, László, 1977- screenwriter,
Röhrig, Géza, 1967- actor.
Published
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016].
Format
DVD
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection | DVD FOREIGN SON | On Shelf |
| Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk | DVD FOREIGN SON | On Shelf |
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Published
Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2016].
Edition
DVD.
Language
hun
UPC
043396466944
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2015.
General Note
1.37:1 full screen.
General Note
"This film has been supported by a grant from The Conference on Material Claims Against Germany."--End credits.
General Note
Special features: commentary with László Nemes, Géza Röhrig and Mátyás Erdély.
Creation/Production Credits
Film editor, Matthieu Taponier ; music, Melis László ; cinematographer, Erdély Mátyás.
Participants/Performers
Geza Rohrig, Levente Molnar, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Jerzy Walczak, Sandor Zsoter, Marcin Czarnik, Amitai Kedar.
Description
October 1944, Auschwitz-Birkenau. Saul Ausländer is a Hungarian member of the Sonderkommando, the group of Jewish prisoners isolated from the camp and forced to assist the Nazis in the machinery of large-scale extermination. While working in one of the crematoriums, Saul discovers the body of a boy he takes for his son. As the Sonderkommando plans a rebellion, Saul decides to carry out an impossible task: save the child's body from the flames, find a rabbi to recite the mourner's Kaddish.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R; for disturbing violent content, and some graphic nudity.,CHV rating: 14A
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, (1.37:1 aspect ratio) full screen; 5.1 Dolby Digital.
Language
Hungarian dialogue; Spanish, Portuguese, English or French subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); described video.
Awards
Academy Awards, 2016: Best Foreign Language Film of the Year.
Awards
BAFTA Film Awards, 2017: Best Film not in the English Language.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2015: FIPRESCI Price - Competition ; Grand Prize of the Jury (László Nemes) ; François Chalais Award (László Nemes).
Awards
Independent Spirit Awards, 2016: Best International Film.
Awards
Golden Globes, 2016: Best Motion Picture - Foreign Language.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Royer, C., Sipos, G., Rajna, G., Nemes, L., Röhrig, G., Molnár, L., Rechn, U., & Charmont, T. (2016). Son of Saul =: Saul fia (DVD.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clara, Royer et al.. 2016. Son of Saul =: Saul Fia. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clara, Royer et al.. Son of Saul =: Saul Fia Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Royer, Clara,, et al. Son of Saul =: Saul Fia DVD., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2016.
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