Writing
Imre Kertész
Born — Died
1929-11-09 — 2016-03-31
Place of birth
Budapest, Hungary
Known for
Writing
Credits
7 titles
Known for
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Zeugen des Jahrhunderts
1979
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Sternstunde Philosophie
1998
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Im Palais
2004
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Literatur im Foyer
2000
6.9A Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who's sent to a forced labor camp. After his father's departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one's dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.
Fateless
2005
NRThe setting is a fictional country—somewhere in Europe, in the present day. What does a wealthy and influential businessman do when his depression-prone son faces danger in a sham democracy where the police force operates a secret "fixer" unit?
Miscalculation
2007
Series credits
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6.9A Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who's sent to a forced labor camp. After his father's departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one's dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.
Fateless
2005
6.9A Hungarian youth comes of age at Buchenwald during World War II. György Köves is 14, the son of a merchant who's sent to a forced labor camp. After his father's departure, György gets a job at a brickyard; his bus is stopped and its Jewish occupants sent to camps. There, György find camaraderie, suffering, cruelty, illness, and death. He hears advice on preserving one's dignity and self-esteem. He discovers hatred. If he does survive and returns to Budapest, what will he find? What is natural; what is it to be a Jew? Sepia, black and white, and color alternate to shade the mood.
Fateless
2005
NRThe setting is a fictional country—somewhere in Europe, in the present day. What does a wealthy and influential businessman do when his depression-prone son faces danger in a sham democracy where the police force operates a secret "fixer" unit?
Miscalculation
2007