Fateless (film)
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 Auschwitz and Buchenwald.
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| Directed by | Lajos Koltai |
| Produced by | Lajos Koltai András Hámori Ildikó Kemény Jonathan Olsberg Lajos Szakacsi |
| Written by | Imre Kertész |
| Starring | Marcell Nagy Áron Dimény András M. Kecskés József Gyabronka Endre Harkányi |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Cinematography | Gyula Pados |
| Edited by | Hajnal Sellő |
| Distributed by | THINKFilm |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | Germany Hungary United Kingdom |
| Language | Hungarian German English |
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 – Telluride 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