1945 (2017 film)
2017 film
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1945 is a 2017 Hungarian drama film directed by Ferenc Török[2] and co-written by Török and Gábor T. Szántó. It concerns two Jewish survivors of the Holocaust who arrive in a Hungarian village in August 1945, and the paranoid reactions of the villagers, some of whom fear that these and other Jews are coming to reclaim Jewish property.[3]
- Gábor T. Szántó
- Ferenc Török
- Iván Angelusz
- Péter Reich
- Ferenc Török
- Péter Rudolf
- Tamás Szabó Kimmel
- Dóra Sztarenki
- Bence Tasnádi
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| Directed by | Ferenc Török |
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| Cinematography | Elemér Ragályi |
| Edited by | Béla Barsi |
| Music by | Tibor Szemző |
Production company | Katapult Film |
| Distributed by | Katapult Film |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Box office | $1 million[1] |
The film was screened in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival and was awarded the 3rd place prize in the Panorama Audience Award.[4]
Cast
- Péter Rudolf as Mr. István
- Bence Tasnádi as Mr. Árpád
- Tamás Szabó Kimmel as Jancsi
- Dóra Sztarenki as Kisrózsi
- Ági Szirtes as Mrs. Kustár
- József Szarvas as Kustár András
- Eszter Nagy-Kálózy as Mrs. Szentes
- Iván Angelusz as Sámuel Hermann
- Marcell Nagy as Sámuel's son
- János Derzsi as War veteran
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97%, based on 67 reviews, and an average rating of 7.7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "1945 sifts through the aftermath of the Holocaust to offer a sober, well-crafted look at a variety of weighty themes."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
