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Son of Saul

2015Movie1 h 47 minR

Drama
83
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Metacritic917.3Rotten Tomatoes96%79%

A deeply moving, relentlessly bleak war movie about history and war, with standout world-building and direction.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · you want fast pacing · you want to half-watch while scrolling · graphic violence bothers you

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • Holocaust Drama
  • Moral Survival
  • Auschwitz
  • Historical Trauma
  • Bleak
  • Intense
  • Thought-Provoking
  • Visceral
  • Grief and Loss

Cast

24 of 24

Crew

Directed by
László Nemes
Written by
László Nemes, Clara Royer
Produced by
Gábor Sipos, Gábor Rajna
Music by
László Melis

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Facts

June 11, 2015 · 1 h 47 min · R

Released
June 11, 2015
Runtime
1 h 47 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence, Disturbing Imagery
Genres
War, Drama, Thriller
Original language
Hungarian
Also spoken
German, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Yiddish
Made in
Hungary
Budget
$1 million
Box office
$2 million
Available in
47 countries

Tropes

Gory Discretion Shot, Shown Their Work, Through the Eyes of Madness +9

  • Gory Discretion Shot
  • Shown Their Work
  • Through the Eyes of Madness
  • Contrived Coincidence
  • Ambiguous Situation
  • Father's Quest
  • Gas Chamber
  • Hope Spot
  • Crapsack World
  • Shoot the Shaggy Dog
  • Extremely Short Timespan
  • Downer Beginning

12 of 24 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

6 questions, like "Where can I stream Son of Saul?"

Questions about Son of Saul

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Son of Saul?

In the United States, you can rent or buy Son of Saul from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It streams in 21 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Son of Saul worth watching?

83
GreatGoodWatch score

Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83 (IMDb 7.4, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 91). Critics rate it higher (94 out of 100) than audiences (75).

Will I feel good after watching Son of Saul?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for bleakness and 9 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Can I half-watch Son of Saul?

Easy watchDemanding

No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for complexity and 8 for philosophical.

Is Son of Saul in English?

HungarianGermanGreekHebrewPolishRussianSlovakYiddish

No, it was made in Hungarian, with some German, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Russian, Slovak, and Yiddish.

What tropes does Son of Saul use?

Gory Discretion ShotShown Their WorkThrough the Eyes of MadnessContrived CoincidenceAmbiguous SituationFather's QuestGas ChamberHope SpotCrapsack WorldShoot the Shaggy DogExtremely Short TimespanDowner Beginningand 12 more

TV Tropes lists 24 tropes for it, including Gory Discretion Shot, Shown Their Work, and Through the Eyes of Madness.