Fateless (film)

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Fateless
Hungarian-language poster
Directed byLajos Koltai
Written byImre Kertesz
Produced byLajos Koltai
Andras Hamori
Ildiko Kemeny
Jonathan Olsberg
Lajos Szakacsi
StarringMarcell Nagy
Aron Dimeny
Andras M. Kecskes
Joszef Gyabronka
Endre Harkanyi
CinematographyGyula Pados
Edited byHajnal Sello
Music byEnnio Morricone
Release date
  • 8 February 2005 (2005-02-08)
Running time
136 minutes
CountriesGermany
Hungary
United Kingdom
LanguagesHungarian
German
English

Fateless (Hungarian: Sorstalanság) is a Hungarian film directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Fatelessness by the Nobel Prize-winner Imre Kertész, who also wrote the screenplay. It tells the story of a teenage boy who is sent to concentration camps at Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Zeitz.

The film's music was composed by Ennio Morricone, and one of its songs was sung by Lisa Gerrard. The film is one of the most expensive movies ever produced in Hungary, with a cost of $12 million.

The film also features British actor Daniel Craig, who plays a cameo as a United States Army sergeant.

The film was screened in Hungary and Germany (at Berlinale), at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado as well as the Toronto International Film Festival.


Awards and nominations

  • Nominated – Golden Berlin Bear – Lajos Koltai
  • Nominated – European Film Award – Best Cinematographer – Gyula Pados
  • Nominated – European Film Award – Best Composer – Ennio Morricone
  • Official Selection – Berlin Film Festival 2005
  • Official Selection – Teluride Film Festival 2005
  • Official Selection – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
  • Gala Presentation – Edinburgh International Film Festival
  • Special Presentation – Toronto International Film Festival
  • Chicago International Film Festival 2005
  • AFI Los Angeles Film Festival 2005

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