
Two days in the life of Saul Auslander, Hungarian prisoner working as a member of the Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz Crematoriums who, to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son, tries to carry out his impossible deed: salvage the body and find a rabbi to bury it. While the Sonderkommando is to be liquidated at any moment, Saul turns away of the living and their plans of rebellion to save the remains of a son he never took care of when he was still alive.... (Full plot summary below)
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Two days in the life of Saul Auslander, Hungarian prisoner working as a member of the Sonderkommando at one of the Auschwitz Crematoriums who, to bury the corpse of a boy he takes for his son, tries to carry out his impossible deed: salvage the body and find a rabbi to bury it. While the Sonderkommando is to be liquidated at any moment, Saul turns away of the living and their plans of rebellion to save the remains of a son he never took care of when he was still alive.
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| Washington PostAnn HornadayThanks to his taste, rigor and superb sense of control, Nemes manages to create images that are both discreet and graphic, respectful and confrontational, inspiring and unsparing. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumEasily the most exciting new film I've seen over the past year. |
| Kaplan vs. KaplanJeanne Kaplan"Son of Saul" is completely horrifying, and yet, we cannot, and should not, look away. |
| Seattle TimesSoren AndersonAn appalling, overwhelming descent into the heart of the Holocaust. |
| HeraldNet (Everett, WA)Robert HortonThis Oscar-nominated Hungarian film is a remarkable look at a single life in the Holocaust. |
| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomThe film is shot as if you were sitting on the Devil's shoulder while touring Hell. |
| Movie Guys with Jeff & DaveJeffrey K. Howard"Son of Saul" is an unforgettable and visceral experience from first time director, Laszlo Nemes - stays with you long after it's over. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)John LuiThis work is not just an important film; it is also deeply human and deeply moving. |
| Chilango.comCarlos AriasA film that will leave you breathless. [Full review in Spanish] |
| Common Sense MediaRenee SchonfeldPowerful WWII concentration camp film is horrific, violent. |