Son of Saul
Taste attributes: dramathrillerwarhistoricalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, realistic war film, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
In the horror of 1944 Auschwitz, a prisoner forced to burn the corpses of his own people finds moral survival trying to save from the flames the body of a boy he takes for his son.
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Hungarian National Film Fund
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
