section KINO FERMISHED

SON OF SAUL

  • László Nemes
  • HU
  • 2015
  • 107

László Nemes’ film Son of Saul depicts everyday life in Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1944 from the perspective of a Sonderkommando member. The camera stays tightly focused on the protagonist, while the horrors of the camp remain blurred in the background. Saul risks his life to give a boy a proper burial. A radical perspective on the Shoah.

Text: Lea Wohl von Haselberg


Matinee: Holocaust Education in Times of Growing Antisemitism

FR 8. Mai 2026 | FILMKUNST 66 Berlin
Film starting 10:30 AM | Talk starting 12:45
Where does Holocaust education stand today? And what role can film play
in conveying knowledge of – and fostering awareness about – the Shoah?
Together with the Claims Conference, the JFBB invites you to a special matinée on the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II. The focus will be the film Son of Saul. With its striking visual style, the Oscar-winning film tells the story of the Shoah in an embodied, immersive way. Even ten years after its premiere, this cinematic masterpiece continues to prompt reflection on the events of the past decades and to inspire new approaches to Holocaust education.
Language of the talk: German


Credits

original title SON OF SAUL

international title SON OF SAUL

german title SON OF SAUL

JFBB section KINO FERMISHED

  • director László Nemes

country/countries HU

year 2015

duration 107