1945
Compelling...quietly furious...powerful.
1945
A Film by Ferenc Török
Based on the acclaimed story "Homecoming" by Gábor T. Szántó
In this astonishingly haunting film, deep undercurrents run beneath the simple surface in a quaint village that's ultimately forced to face up to its "ill-gotten gains" from the Second World War.
On a sweltering August day in 1945, villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. Meanwhile, two Orthodox Jews arrive at the village train station with mysterious boxes labeled "fragrances." The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back, originally lost during the second World War. Other villagers are afraid more survivors will come, posing a threat to the property and possessions they have claimed as their own.
"A fresh, intelligent cinematic approach to a difficult topic that takes on a transitional time in Hungarian history with subtlety and nuance." (Alissa Simon, Variety)
Based on the acclaimed story "Homecoming" by Gábor T. Szántó
In this astonishingly haunting film, deep undercurrents run beneath the simple surface in a quaint village that's ultimately forced to face up to its "ill-gotten gains" from the Second World War.
On a sweltering August day in 1945, villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. Meanwhile, two Orthodox Jews arrive at the village train station with mysterious boxes labeled "fragrances." The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back, originally lost during the second World War. Other villagers are afraid more survivors will come, posing a threat to the property and possessions they have claimed as their own.
"A fresh, intelligent cinematic approach to a difficult topic that takes on a transitional time in Hungarian history with subtlety and nuance." (Alissa Simon, Variety)
Genre
Drama,
Jewish Culture,
History
Runtime
91
Language
Hungarian
Director
Ferenc Török
Cast
Péter Rudolf,
Bence Tasnádi,
Tamás Szabó Kimmel
Awards:
Nominee, Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Danny King, Village Voice
Ferenc Török’s black-and-white drama, which compellingly charts the course of just a few hours in a Hungarian village on August 12, 1945, probes an underrepresented slice of Second World War history — the brief pocket of time between the fall of fascism and the implementation of Communist rule ...
Played at
Royal 11.24.17 - 1.11.18
Town Center 5 11.24.17 - 1.04.18
Playhouse 7 11.24.17 - 12.07.17
Claremont 5 12.09.17 - 12.17.17
Lumiere Music Hall 8.03.18 - 8.09.18
Glendale 8.10.18 - 8.16.18
Fine Arts Theatre 8.10.18 - 8.16.18
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