Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Son of Saul easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Son of Saul scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Son of Saul violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Son of Saul one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Son of Saul end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Son of Saul

Name: Son of Saul
Genre: War, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2015
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn, Todd Charmont, Jerzy Walczak

Directed by László Nemes

Produced by Laokoon Filmgroup

2015107 min7.1 / 10

A harrowing, intimate portrait of spiritual resistance amid industrial genocide, where one man's desperate act of faith becomes an assertion of humanity in absolute darkness.

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, seeking to give him a proper Jewish burial.

Clusters

Consequences Of Wrongdoing Realistic Films About Cruelty Religion Versus The System Revenge Gone Wrong Nazi Germany And Resistance

Genres

War Drama Thriller

Keywords

Prisoner World War Ii Son Auschwitz-birkenau Concentration Camp Rabbi 1940s Sonderkommando

Where to watch

RentApple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is Son of Saul sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is Son of Saul easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is Son of Saul scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.
Is Son of Saul violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Son of Saul one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.
Does Son of Saul end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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